Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” Staged at Wildcliff Mansion

ByNew Rochelle Council on the Arts

Wildcliff Mansion was once again a full house as the Red Monkey Theater Group brought their production of “As You Like It” to New Rochelle on Saturday night, June 21st. Shakespeare ‘s pastoral rom-com was free, sponsored by the New Rochelle Council on the Arts to kick off their Summer Sounds Concert season.

Audience members came early to picnic to the sounds of live music (Elizabethan-inspired tunes played by Pamela Sklar on flute with Alyssa Reit on Celtic harp) then sat inside the stabilized remains of Wildcliff to watch displaced rulers and misunderstood lovers flee to the forest where all was resolved.

Red Monkey’s production of  “As You Like It” moves to  Lyndhurst for three weeks starting July 11th . The play will be performed outside under the metal skeleton of the Lord & Burnham 1880s gothic greenhouse. Tickets cost $49 plus handling fees; go to https://lyndhurst.org/events/summer-theater-2025/ for more information.

Next up at Wildcliff: NRCA will present the Rivertowns Playhouse  production of “What the Constitution Means to Me” on July 19th at 6 pm. Winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize,  this boundary-breaking play breathes new life into our Constitution and imagines how it will shape the next generation of Americans. ‘What The Constitution Means To Me’ follows the playwright’s journey from a high school debater earning scholarship money, to a grown woman, grappling with the successes, pitfalls, and personal impact of the cornerstone of American government: the Constitution.

NRCA’s summer season includes free concerts — and a curated selection of food trucks — every Wednesday and Friday night at the Hudson Park bandshell. For NRCA’s complete summer schedule go to www.newrochellearts.org. 

About New Rochelle Council on the Arts

The New Rochelle Council on the Arts (NRCA) was created in 1975 by the New Rochelle City Council to stimulate and encourage the study and presentation of the performing and fine arts; in 2005 NRCA became a 501 ( C ) (3) organization. For more than 50 years NRCA has worked to fulfill its mission by sponsoring art exhibitions, public art, theatrical productions, dance recitals, film screenings, lectures, and concert series.