FREE SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK

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June 3 – July 6
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Directed by Jack O’Brien
Featuring
Lily Rabe as Beatrice
Hamish Linklater as Benedick

Hamish Linklater and Tony® nominee Lily Rabe return to The Public's Free Shakespeare in the Park this summer as the wise-cracking, would-be lovers Beatrice and Benedick in the beloved romantic comedy MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. Central Park becomes sun-drenched Sicily at the turn of the last century, where the heat of summer ignites the fevered passions of lovesick ladies in corsets and pining gentlemen spying from the verandah. Three-time Tony winner Jack O’Brien directs this delightful skirmish of wit between two self-declared bachelors tricked by their mischief-making friends into falling in love against their will and in spite of their own hearts.

July 22 – August 17
KING LEAR
Directed by Daniel Sullivan
FeaturingJohn Lithgow as Lear

Revenge, rage, grief and delusion thunder upon the Delacorte as Tony® and Emmy® Award winner John Lithgow takes the stage as one of theater’s great tragic heroes, KING LEAR. Tony winner Daniel Sullivan directs Shakespeare’s classic drama about a King who loses everything—including his mind—when he disowns his favorite daughter, and finds himself betrayed in return.

Tickets are distributed, two per person, at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park on the day of the show. The Public Theater will again offer free tickets through our Virtual Ticketing lottery on the day of the show at www.shakespeareinthepark.org. More details will be available soon.

BECOME A SUMMER SUPPORTER AND KEEP THIS TRADITION ALIVE!

Your generosity will make it possible for us to continue distributing thousands of free tickets year after year. In thanks for your contribution, you will receive reserved seating for Shakespeare in the Park, as well as discount tickets to other Public Theater productions throughout the season!