MOBILE UNIT'S AS YOU LIKE IT, IN YOUR BOROUGH

 

 

Mobile Unit is back this summer, with a joyful and riotous production of AS YOU LIKE IT! Directed by The Public's inaugural Directing Fellow Emma Rosa Went, this completely free, 90-minute, family-friendly production is stopping through all five boroughs throughout the month of June. Experience a wild tale of true love, strange capers, and fools in the forest in Shakespeare’s classic romantic comedy, in your backyard. 

 

Meet the full cast below:

 

AS YOU LIKE IT cast 

 

Catch AS YOU LIKE IT all across New York City:

 

June 4–6: Astor Place (Manhattan)

June 7: Cathedral of St. John The Divine (Manhattan)

June 9–10: Wolfe's Pond Park (Staten Island)

June 11–12: J. Hood Wright Park (Manhattan)

June 13–14: Travers Park (Queens)

June 16: Williamsbridge Oval Park (Bronx)

June 17–18: St. Mary's Park (Bronx)

June 19–20: The New York Public Library & Bryant Park (Manhattan)

June 21: Elmhurst Park (Queens)

June 23: Roy Wilkins Park (Queens)

June 24: Brownsville Recreation Center (Brooklyn)

June 25–26: Sunset Park (Brooklyn)

June 27–28: Prospect Park at The Peninsula (Brooklyn)

 

There are no tickets, and all performances are seated general admission on a first-come, first-served basis. Mark your interest now for your preferred performances to receive email reminders and any pertinent performance information! Navigate your way there with the Mobile Unit Tour 2025 Google map here.

 

 

A NOTE FROM DIRECTOR EMMA ROSA WENT:

"The motto overhanging The Public's Shakespeare programs ('Free. For All. Forever') makes me tear up whenever I hear it, and for me, represents a world-view that could come right out of AS YOU LIKE IT—one focused on community, equality, freedom, and care. I believe Shakespeare belongs to everyone, and AS YOU LIKE IT—a joyful, wise, radical play about what kind of society it might be possible for us to build together—feels like a meaningful offering for this moment."

 

About AS YOU LIKE IT: When Duke Frederick exiles her father, Rosalind and her cousin Celia flee to the forest. Disguised as a young man, Rosalind encounters the heart-sick Orlando, who is desperately seeking none other than Rosalind. While the two young lovers role-play their way back into each other's arms, the forest of Arden is abuzz with lovelorn shepherds, pining jesters, and battling brothers.

 

The Celebration Continues

The Public Theater's summer celebration of free programming, SHAKESPEARE FOR THE CITY, presented by Citizens, brings world-class theater to over 100,000 people throughout New York City. This year's festival includes Mobile Unit's AS YOU LIKE IT across NYC's five boroughs, Free Shakespeare in the Park's ROMEO & JULIET and THE WINTER'S TALE at The Delacorte Theater, and more. Every performance is completely free and open to all.

 

There's even more Shakespeare happening downtown at The Public! The Astor Place season comes to a close with NAATCO's return to Director Stephen Brown-Fried's adaptation of HENRY VI: A TRILOGY IN TWO PARTS. Condensed into two parts and performed in rep, experience Shakespeare's saga of a nation spinning wildly out of control. Get your tickets today.