The Royal Shakespeare Theatre Company is taking its namesake's famous quote "All the world's a stage" to heart, heading across the pond to New York for a six-week residency at the Park Avenue Armory. Co-presented by the Lincoln Center Festival and Park Avenue Armory in association with Ohio State University, the Theatre Company will perform five William Shakespeare works from July 6 to August 14, inside a replica of their home stage in Stratford-upon-Avon. ARTINFO investigates just how closely the replica — a self-supporting structure constructed inside the Armory — matches up to the one in England.

DESIGNERS
Stratford-upon-Avon Royal Shakespeare Theatre: Architecture firm Bennetts Associates.
Park Avenue Armory Royal Shakespeare Theatre: Designed and constructed by the Royal Shakespeare Company in its workshops in Stratford-upon-Avon.

DURATION OF CONSTRUCTION
Stratford-upon-Avon Royal Shakespeare Theatre: Three years, from 2007 to 2010.
Park Avenue Armory Royal Shakespeare Theatre: Two weeks during June 2011.

SEATING CAPACITY
Stratford-upon-Avon Royal Shakespeare Theatre: 1,040
Park Avenue Armory Royal Shakespeare Theatre: 975

FARTHEST SEAT FROM THE STAGE
Stratford-upon-Avon Royal Shakespeare Theatre: 49 feet
Park Avenue Armory Royal Shakespeare Theatre: 49 feet

STRUCTURE
Stratford-upon-Avon Royal Shakespeare Theatre: Steel-framed auditorium on three levels.
Park Avenue Armory Royal Shakespeare Theatre: Also a steel-framed auditorium on three levels.

STAGE
Stratford-upon-Avon Royal Shakespeare Theatre: Thrust stage with the audience viewing from three sides.
Park Avenue Armory Royal Shakespeare Theatre: Also a thrust stage with audience on three sides.

WORKS PERFORMED THROUGH AUGUST 2011
Stratford-upon-Avon Royal Shakespeare Theatre: Balcony scene from "Romeo and Juliet" for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip when the theatre officially opened on March 4, 2011; "Macbeth," "The Merchant of Venice," and "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
Park Avenue Armory Royal Shakespeare Theatre: "As You Like It," "Romeo and Juliet," "King Lear," "The Winter's Tale," and "Julius Cesar."