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Washington Square News

An illustration of the Washington Square Arch. Behind the arch sits gray and brown alternating high-rises. On the top right are the words “The Daybook” in an arched shape.

What to do this week: Plant a tree with President Hamilton and a Minecraft tournament

The Daybook is WSN’s weekly column listing in-person and online events at NYU and across New York City. This week: April 17-23.
Cora Snow, Deputy News Editor April 16, 2023

Tisch Film & TV senior Alejandro Cervantes is the director of Shakespeare in the Square’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” He fell in love with theater after going abroad to London.

NYU Students Genderbend Shakespeare

Joshua Jones, Contributing Writer October 16, 2017
NYU students performed a gender-swapped version of Shakespeare's classic in Washington Square Park last weekend.
Jefferson Reardon stars in Shakespeare in the Square’s production of Coriolanus.

Another Election Gone Awry

Michael Landes, Staff Writer November 14, 2016
The sheer impressiveness of the physicality in Shakespeare in the Square's adaptation of the classic "Coriolanus" makes it more than just good theater — it makes it an aching vindication of the feelings too often trapped inside ourselves.
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Frigid weather can’t stop Shakespeare in Square

October 17, 2012
"Romeo and Juliet" trades fair Verona for Washington Square in the upcoming Shakespeare in the Park production.