NYU Tisch Production & Design

Production Spotlight: AS YOU LIKE IT by William Shakespeare • Devised by The Classical Studio • March 4th - May 7th, 2026 • The Paulson Center Studio 5A

About the show: This 30 show collaboration between The Classical Studio and Production and Design costume students grounds the Shakespeare play through the use of texture, shape and color. Beginning in Duke Frederick’s vibrant court, we soon learn things are more hostile than they seem. To escape this tyranny, our cast flees to Forest of Arden - a place where people and things are discarded. Plot lines of sibling rivalry, unrequited love, gender bending, and building community are woven together amongst the trees. When all is seemingly complicated in Arden, our characters find clarity in what they truly desire.

Directors: Daniel Spector and Laura Zee
Costume Designer: Madison Barnett
Associate Costume Designer: Kaylee Renaud
Costume Fittings, Crafts, and Alterations: Lauren Carmen and Jasmine Canjura
Fight Director: J. David Brimmer
Associate Fight Director: Elijah Meyers
Wrestling Consultant: Jo DiNozzi
Cast: Aidan Villarreal, Aleksandr Kobrynich, Bryn Frazee, Chloe Drohan, Hailey Irwin, Jackson Steinberg, Kendall Scott, Madeleine Day, Quinn Craig, Revati Iyengar, Siddy Lion, Sofia Goorno, Sophia Dondisch, Tilly Lund

Photo Credits: Madison Barnett, Kaylee Renaud, Daniel Spector