Each summer for the past 22 years, Looking for Shakespeare has attracted a diverse ensemble of high school students from New York and across the country. Over the course of a month, the ensemble works with a director, production team, and graduate students from NYU to mount an original production of Shakespeare. The program is unique in that the ensemble members receive individual coaching to discover how the play resonates for them, within their own personal experiences. Each year, the production is supported by designers and stage managers and is documented by a video artist. The experience culminates in four public performances. Hosted by NYU Steinhardt and the Program in Educational Theatre.
2021 — A Midsummer Night’s Dream
2020 — The Winter’s Tale
2019 — The Comedy of Errors
2018 — The Two Noble Kinsmen
2017 — The Tempest
2016 — Romeo & Juliet
2015 — Hamlet
2014 — Twelfth Night
2013 — As You Like It
2012 — Much Ado About Nothing
2011 — The Winter's Tale
2010 — Macbeth
2009 — Love's Labours Lost
2008 — A Midsummer Night's Radio Play
2007 — The Tempest
2006 — Measure for Measure
2005 — The Comedy of Errors
2004 — Romeo and Juliet
