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Free Summer Theater

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Broadway isn't the only place to experience great theater this summer! Throughout the season, free plays ranging from Shakespearian classics to new works by emerging playwrights are being staged in parks throughout the city. Get your dose of culture on a budget and let nature set the scene.

Free Summer Theater Events

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Jun 5

Making Books Sing Presents My City Park

at Aguilar Library, Manhattan

12:30 p.m.
The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park , for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to…
Free!

Best For
Kids

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Jun 6

Making Books Sing Presents My City Park

at Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn

12:30 p.m.
The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park , for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going…
Free!

Best For
Kids

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Jun12

Making Books Sing Presents My City Park

at Huguenot Park Library, Staten Island

4:00 p.m.
The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park , for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to…
Free!

Best For
Kids

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Jun13

Making Books Sing Presents My City Park

at Belmont Library, Bronx

4:00 p.m.
The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park , for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to…
Free!

Best For
Kids

Friday, June 14, 2013

Jun14

Making Books Sing Presents My City Park

at Ravenswood Family Literacy Program, Queens

4:00 p.m.
The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park , for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to…
Free!

Best For
Kids

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Jun18

Making Books Sing Presents My City Park

at Astoria Library, Queens

3:30 p.m.
The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park , for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to…
Free!

Best For
Kids

Monday, July 1, 2013

Jul 1

Making Books Sing Presents My City Park

at Steinway Library, Queens

3:00 p.m.
The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park , for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to…
Free!

Best For
Kids

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Jul 3

Making Books Sing Presents My City Park

at Sunnyside Branch, Queens

3:00 p.m.
The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park , for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to…
Free!

Best For
Kids

Monday, July 8, 2013

Jul 8

Making Books Sing Presents My City Park

at Hudson Park Branch, Manhattan

4:00 p.m.
The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park , for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to…
Free!

Best For
Kids

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Jul 9

Making Books Sing Presents My City Park

at Melrose Library, Bronx

2:00 p.m.
The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park , for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to…
Free!

Best For
Kids

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Jul10

Making Books Sing Presents My City Park

at Woodside Branch, Queens

3:30 p.m.
The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park , for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to…
Free!

Best For
Kids

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Jul11

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. Suitable for kids up to age 7. Wear sunscreen! Performance Schedule : July 11 Rolie Polie Guacamole July 18 Apple…
Free!

Best For
Kids
Jul11

Making Books Sing Presents My City Park

at Morningside Heights Branch, Manhattan

4:00 p.m.
The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park , for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to…
Free!

Best For
Kids

Monday, July 15, 2013

Jul15

Making Books Sing Presents My City Park

at George Bruce Branch, Manhattan

4:00 p.m.
The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park , for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to…
Free!

Best For
Kids

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Jul16

Making Books Sing Presents My City Park

at Chatham Square Branch, Manhattan

11:00 a.m.
The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park , for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to…
Free!

Best For
Kids

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Jul17

Making Books Sing Presents My City Park

at Battery Park City Branch, Manhattan

4:00 p.m.
The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park , for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to…
Free!

Best For
Kids

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Jul18

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. Suitable for kids up to age 7. Wear sunscreen! Performance Schedule : July 11 Rolie Polie Guacamole July 18 Apple…
Free!

Best For
Kids
Jul18

Making Books Sing Presents My City Park

at Harlem Branch, Manhattan

4:00 p.m.
The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park , for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to…
Free!

Best For
Kids

Saturday, July 20, 2013

Jul20

Making Books Sing Presents My City Park

at Children's Center at Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Manhattan

3:00 p.m.
The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park , for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to…
Free!

Best For
Kids

Monday, July 22, 2013

Jul22

Making Books Sing Presents My City Park

at Webster Library, Manhattan

4:00 p.m.
The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park , for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to…
Free!

Best For
Kids

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Jul25

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. Suitable for kids up to age 7. Wear sunscreen! Performance Schedule : July 11 Rolie Polie Guacamole July 18 Apple…
Free!

Best For
Kids
Jul25

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 , for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going…
Free!

Best For
Kids
Jul25

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 This is an Accessible location

7:00 p.m.
Haroun and the Sea of Stories By Salman Rushdie Directed and Adapted by Marielle Duke Kidnapped in a land so sad it has forgotten it’s name, a young boy named Haroun…
Free!

Best For
Kids

Friday, July 26, 2013

Jul26

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 This is an Accessible location

7:00 p.m.
Hansel and Gretel and the Candy Haus A new adaptation by John P. McEneny and Mollie Lief Abramson Inspired by the fairy tale by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Mollie Lief Abramson, Director…
Free!

Best For
Kids
Jul26

Piper Theatre Productions at the Old Stone House Presents: Godspell

at Old Stone House (in J.J. Byrne Playground), Brooklyn This is an Accessible location

8:30 p.m.
Godspell Conceived and Originally Directed by John-Michael Tebelak Music and New Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz Ryan Healey Woods, Director Megan Jonynas, Musical Director…
Free!

Best For
Kids

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Jul27

The Hip to Hip Shakespeare Company: "The Tempest"

at Beach 17th St. (in ), Queens This is an Accessible location

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…
Free!

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Jul28

The Tempest by Shakespeare

at Main Park House (in Cunningham Park), Queens

8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Enjoy a wonderful play by Shakespeare presented by the Hip to Hip Theater Company. At 7:30 p.m. there will be a Children's Workshop so come early and bring the kids. Bring a…
Free!

Best For
Kids

Monday, August 5, 2013

Aug 5

Making Books Sing Presents My City Park

at Bloomingdale Library, Manhattan

3:30 p.m.
The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park , for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to…
Free!

Best For
Kids

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Aug 6

Puppets In The Park

at 111th Street Parking Lot (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Queens

10:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Come join NYC Parks and the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre for Little Red's Hood, a modern adaptation of Red Riding Hood. The show is about tech savvy Red who is too busy on her…
Free!

Best For
Kids

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Aug 7

Making Books Sing Presents My City Park

at Long Island City Branch, Queens

2:00 p.m.
The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park , for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to…
Free!

Best For
Kids

Thursday, August 8, 2013

Aug 8

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. Suitable for kids up to age 7. Wear sunscreen! Performance Schedule : July 11 Rolie Polie Guacamole July 18 Apple…
Free!

Best For
Kids

Friday, August 9, 2013

Aug 9

Making Books Sing Presents My City Park

at City Island Library, Bronx

3:00 p.m.
The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park , for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to…
Free!

Best For
Kids

Saturday, August 10, 2013

Aug10

Making Books Sing Presents My City Park

at Bronx Library Center, Bronx

2:00 p.m.
The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park , for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to…
Free!

Best For
Kids

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Aug14

Puppets in the Park presents “Little Red Hood”

at 76th Avenue and Springfield Boulevard (in Alley Pond Park), Queens

10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Enjoy this adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood. Please bring a blanket or low chair
Free!

Best For
Kids
Aug14

Making Books Sing Presents My City Park

at New Amsterdam Library, Manhattan

2:00 p.m.
The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park , for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to…
Free!

Best For
Kids

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Aug15

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. Suitable for kids up to age 7. Wear sunscreen! Performance Schedule : July 11 Rolie Polie Guacamole July 18 Apple…
Free!

Best For
Kids

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Aug22

Making Books Sing Presents My City Park

at Fort Washington Library, Manhattan

3:00 p.m.
The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park , for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to…
Free!

Best For
Kids

Friday, August 23, 2013

Aug23

Making Books Sing Presents My City Park

at Pelham Bay Library, Bronx

3:00 p.m.
The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park , for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to…
Free!

Best For
Kids

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Aug28

Making Books Sing Presents My City Park

at Spuyten Duyvil Library, Bronx

3:00 p.m.
The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park , for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to…
Free!

Best For
Kids

Friday, August 30, 2013

Aug30

Making Books Sing Presents My City Park

at Baychester Library, Bronx

3:00 p.m.
The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park , for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to…
Free!

Best For
Kids

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