NYC Parks Events Calendar
Get up, get out, and do something! Just about any day of the year, you can find something fun, informative, and healthy to enjoy at an area park. Feel free to browse the listings below, or use the search tools to find an event that matches your interests and location.
Viewing 31–40 out of 83 events
from May 25, 2013 to August 30, 2013
in Theater (x) category
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Shakespeare in the Park Presents "The Tempest"
at Unisphere (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Queens
7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Shakespeare's final masterpiece has it all: a shipwreck, conspiracy, magic, monsters and love at first sight.
Category: Kids, Storytelling & Readings, Theater, Culture, Seniors
Free!
Kids
Piper Theatre Workshops at the Old Stone House Presents: Scapino!
at Old Stone House (in J.J. Byrne Playground), Brooklyn 
8:30 p.m.
Based on Molière’s Les Fourberies de Scapin, 1665, this story is set in Naples, Italy, where the leading character Scapino schemes a complex plot to help two pairs of lovers overcome parental opposition that, it turns out, does not exist.
Category: Kids, Theater, Culture, Seniors
Free!
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Summer on the Hudson: Children’s Performance Series
at Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Music, storytelling & theater for young audiences.
Category: Concerts, Festivals, Kids, Storytelling & Readings, Theater, Free Summer Concerts, Free Summer Theater, Waterfront
Free!
Puppets in the Park
at Buz O' Rourke Playground (in Crocheron Park), Queens
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Enjoy this adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood.
Category: Kids, Storytelling & Readings, Theater
Free!
Kids
Making Books Sing Presents My City Park
at Queens Central Library, Queens
3:00 p.m.
The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing's new touring production My City Park.
Category: Kids, Theater, Free Summer Theater
Free!
Piper Theatre Workshops at the Old Stone House Presents: Haroun and the Sea of Stories
at Old Stone House (in J.J. Byrne Playground), Brooklyn 
7:00 p.m.
Kidnapped in a land so sad it has forgotten it’s name, a young boy named Haroun must venture to the mythical land of Kahani to recapture the stories he grew up with.
Category: Kids, Theater, Culture, Free Summer Theater
Free!
Piper Theatre Workshops at the Old Stone House Presents: Hamlet
at Old Stone House (in J.J. Byrne Playground), Brooklyn 
8:30 p.m.
The epic story of a Prince who must make difficult choices in an irrational world is played out on an outdoor Brooklyn stage.
Category: Kids, Theater, Culture
Free!
Friday, July 26, 2013
Piper Theatre Workshops at the Old Stone House Presents: Hansel and Gretel and the Candy Haus
at Old Stone House (in J.J. Byrne Playground), Brooklyn 
7:00 p.m.
When Gretel steals her poor family’s last few coins to purchase a ribbon from the mysterious Ribbon Man, she sets about a chain of events that leads her to werewolves, giants, and a dangerous house deep in the woods made entirely of candy.
Category: Kids, Theater, Culture, Free Summer Theater
Free!
Piper Theatre Productions at the Old Stone House Presents: Godspell
at Old Stone House (in J.J. Byrne Playground), Brooklyn 
8:30 p.m.
Full of fun, folksy songs, this spirited show is both comedic and sentimental.
Category: Kids, Theater, Culture, Free Summer Theater
Free!
Saturday, July 27, 2013
The Hip to Hip Shakespeare Company: "The Tempest"
at Beach 17th St. (in ), Queens 
7:00 p.m.
These family friendly productions are for lovers of Shakespeare and for those experiencing Shakespeare for the first time. All performances are free and open to the public. Bring…
Category: Theater, Culture, Free Summer Theater
Free!
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