This document provides casting and design details for a production of As You Like It by William Shakespeare. It casts major roles and outlines the director's objectives to merge costume, setting, and lighting designs to shape the spine of the play. The spine revolves around a privileged woman disguising herself as a man and nurturing others in the forest. Key scenes including a fight in front of the palace and the forest wedding will feature specific designs for costumes, lighting, and sets. The director aims to show how human tendencies can flexibly change and wants an independent yet rhythmic acting style with a creative perspective.

1. DIRECTOR OBJECTIVES
FOR AS YOU LIKE IT
by Muhammad Ayatullah
Adeka

2. CASTING
Liv Tyler as Rosalinda
Denzel Washington
as Orlando

3. CASTING
Brian Blessed as Duke Senior
Tom Hiddleston as Jacques
Romola Garai as Celia
Ian Mckellan as Duke Fredrick

4. CASTING
Adrian Lester as Oliver
Alex Windham as Silvius
Jade Jefferies as Phoebe
Kevin Hart as Touchestone
Chris Hemsworth as Charles
Andy Serkis as Adam

5. FUSING DESIGN ELEMENTS
The Aim is to merge the various design elements that will make up a
comprehendible and enjoyable play. The elements include, Costumes, Setting and
Lighting Design. These elements will be used to Shape the Spines and Steward the
Themes of the Play.

6. SPINE OF THE
PLAY
The spine revolves round a privileged
woman, banished from the court that
goes to the forest in search for the
apple of her eyes. In disguise of a
man, she nurtures the people around
on how to blossom from their
weaknesses in other to make
reasonable decisions in their lives so
the returners eventually become better
than when they fled to the forest.

7. LAWN BEFORE THE PALACE
 This is one part of the spine of the play that sets it rolling where the fight
scene takes place.
• The Light Design is needed and set in such a way that The fight scene brings
out a unique mood as it established in between and different from a forest or
palace scene.
• The lights need to be a dimmer than the palace scene lighting on with
corresponding flashing lights set on the stage.
• The Setting Design has to be a mix of both realistic and non realistic scenery
with flowery decorations with the impression it is in front of the Palace.
 The Costume will be restricted to that of the Shakespearian era, Duke in
Military formal Costume, Men in Restricted High-class dressing.
 Orlando and Charles wear Forest Costumes, similar to hunting Gears while the
women wear a flowing Gown Costume.

9. THE FOREST – ACT 5: SCENE 4
•
this is the finally scene of the entire play where the themes fruits are reaped from Rosalinda’s labor
•
Here there's a wedding scene comprising of two marriages in the forest as well as the
announcement of Duke Fredrick’s abdication.

10. THE FOREST – ACT 5: SCENE 4
DESIGN ELEMENTS
 For the Costume Setting: Duke Senior remains in Forest Costumes while every
other man is dressed in Linen and cotton shirts. The women wear Muslim flowing
gowns.
 The Light Setting: Has to be very pale, to reflect what the forest really
symbolizes, freedom as well as the occasion for the day.
 The Set Design: For main forest scenes, actual large tree props are to used
along with the drop as well as decoration using another drop of colorful floras.

12. DIRECTORIAL CONCEPT
It is a play about how human tendencies could be flexible
or can change within a twinkle of an Eye. From a Vengeful
Duke returning to a Monastery to a Hateful elder brother
learning to love his younger one just as they step into the
forest of emancipation.

13. DIRECTORIAL
CONCEPT CONT.
 To Achieve Focus, Triangulation Focus will suit the major characters for every
other scene aside the wrestling and wedding Event
 The Director chooses grouping Focus for the Wedding
 The Wrestling scene will have the actors aiming for a body position focus.

14. DIRECTOR STYLE
 The Idea of the Style has to be that of creative perspective – allowing for the
actor to be independent by making his/her inputs while the Director has the final
say after watching form Different Angles. All these will be done while the acting
embraces a slow but rhythmic pace.

15. THE
END