Accessibility InfoFree Summer Theater
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
Thursday, June 6, 2013
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!
Kids
Friday, June 14, 2013
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!
Kids
Thursday, July 11, 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. Suitable for kids up to age 7. Wear sunscreen!
Performance Schedule :
July 11 Rolie Polie Guacamole
July 18 Apple…
Free!
Kids
Thursday, July 18, 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. Suitable for kids up to age 7. Wear sunscreen!
Performance Schedule :
July 11 Rolie Polie Guacamole
July 18 Apple…
Free!
Kids
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. Suitable for kids up to age 7. Wear sunscreen!
Performance Schedule :
July 11 Rolie Polie Guacamole
July 18 Apple…
Free!
Kids
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.
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!
Kids
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.
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!
Kids
Piper Theatre Productions at the Old Stone House Presents: Godspell
at Old Stone House (in J.J. Byrne Playground), Brooklyn
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!
Kids
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…
Free!
Sunday, July 28, 2013
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!
Kids
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
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!
Kids
Thursday, August 8, 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. Suitable for kids up to age 7. Wear sunscreen!
Performance Schedule :
July 11 Rolie Polie Guacamole
July 18 Apple…
Free!
Kids
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
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!
Kids
Thursday, August 15, 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. Suitable for kids up to age 7. Wear sunscreen!
Performance Schedule :
July 11 Rolie Polie Guacamole
July 18 Apple…
Free!
Kids
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