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Every year New York City transforms into one giant free Shakespeare festival, with the Bard’s plays being performed and work-shopped in parks across the city. Find your favorite Elizabethean comedy, tragedy, or history, or join a tour that highlights tributes to Shakespeare in our parks.
Shakespeare in the Parks Events
Friday, July 27, 2018
Bryant Park Shakespeare - Twelfth Night
at Bryant Park Lawn (in Bryant Park), Manhattan 
7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Join us on the lawn for a full production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, produced by the Drilling Company.
Free!
Saturday, July 28, 2018
Bryant Park Shakespeare - Twelfth Night
at Bryant Park Lawn (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Join us on the lawn for a full production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, produced by the Drilling Company.
Free!
Thursday, August 2, 2018
Shakespeare in the Park: All's Well That Ends Well
at 35th Avenue and Cross Island Parkway (in Crocheron Park), Queens
7:00 p.m.–10:15 p.m.
Having restored the King’s health with a miraculous potion, Helena asks for nothing in return but to wed her heart’s love, Count Bertram. When the Count arrogantly refuses to marry beneath his class and flees from both king and bride to the nearest war, Shakespeare’s courageous heroine must stop at nothing to bring him home.
Free!
Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Shakespeare in the Park: All's Well That Ends Well
at Unisphere (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Queens
7:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Having restored the King’s health with a miraculous potion, Helena asks for nothing in return but to wed her heart’s love, Count Bertram. When the Count refuses to marry beneath his class and flees, Helena must stop at nothing to bring him home.
Free!
Thursday, August 9, 2018
Shakespeare in the Park: The Tragedy of King Lear
at Main Park House (in Cunningham Park), Queens
8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Join the Friends of Cunningham Park for a performance of Shakespeare’s spectacular tragedy which pits good against evil.
Free!
Sunday, August 12, 2018
Performance: Hip to Hip Theatre - All’s Well That Ends Well
at Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens
4:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
When the Count arrogantly refuses to marry beneath his class and flees from both king and bride to the nearest war, Shakespeare’s courageous heroine stops at nothing to bring him home.
Free!
Thursday, August 16, 2018
Shakespeare in the Park: King Lear
at 35th Avenue and Cross Island Parkway (in Crocheron Park), Queens
7:00 p.m.–10:15 p.m.
Shakespeare’s great tragedy explores the notion of power – who has it, how one obtains it, and how one defines it.
Free!
Sunday, August 19, 2018
Performance: Hip to Hip Theatre - King Lear
at Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens
4:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
King Lear has ruled for many years. As age overtakes him, he divides his kingdom amongst his children. Misjudging their loyalty, he soon finds himself stripped of all the trappings of state, wealth and power .
Free!
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