Public Theater Reinstates In-Person Standby Tickets for Shakespeare in the Park
The standby line may start forming as early at 5:30pm at the northwest path leading up to The Delacorte.
By: Nicole Rosky Jul. 20, 2021
The Public Theater has just announced that in-person standby tickets are back for Shakespeare in the Park starting today, July 20. Tickets will be distributed to those with a Public Theater ID as early as 6pm. Each person will receive a maximum of two tickets in either the Full-Capacity or Physically Distanced section of the Delacorte Theater.
We have some exciting news...
- The Public Theater (@PublicTheaterNY) July 20, 2021
Starting today, In-Person Standby at The Delacorte is back! ?
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Starting at 5:30pm, you may begin to line up at the northwest path leading up to The Delacorte. As we won't know the locations of the seats until the day of, we won't have separate 65+ Senior and ADA accessible standby lines, but we'll try our best to accommodate if possible.
- The Public Theater (@PublicTheaterNY) July 20, 2021
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Free Shakespeare in the Park's production of MERRY WIVES at The Delacorte Theater will run through Saturday, September 18. The play is adapted by Jocelyn Bioh and directed by Saheem Ali.
The all-Black cast of MERRY WIVES includes Abena (Anne Page), Shola Adewusi (Mama Quickly), Gbenga Akinnagbe (Mister Nduka Ford), Pascale Armand (Madam Ekua Page), Mayaa Boateng (Fenton/Simple), Phillip James Brannon (Pastor Evans), Brandon E. Burton (Ensemble), Joshua Echebiri (Slender/Pistol), Branden Lindsay (Ensemble), Ebony Marshall-Oliver (Ensemble), Jarvis D. Matthews (Ensemble), Jacob Ming-Trent (Falstaff), Jennifer Mogbock (Ensemble), Julian Rozzell Jr. (Shallow), Kyle Scatliffe (Mister Kwame Page), David Ryan Smith (Doctor Caius), and Susan Kelechi Watson (Madam Nkechi Ford).
Set in South Harlem, amidst a vibrant and eclectic community of West African immigrants, MERRY WIVES is a New York story about tricks of the heart, performed in the heart of the City-Central Park's magical Delacorte Theater. A raucous spinoff featuring the Bard's most beloved comic characters, this hilarious farce tells the story of the trickster Falstaff and the wily wives who outwit him in a new celebration of Black joy, laughter, and vitality.
MERRY WIVES will feature scenic design by Beowulf Boritt; costume design by Dede Ayite; lighting design by Jiyoun Chang; co-sound design by Kai Harada and Palmer Hefferan; hair, wigs, and makeup design by Cookie Jordan; original music by Michael Thurber; original drum compositions by Farai Malianga; fight direction by Rocío Mendez; choreography by Darrell Grand Moultrie; and sound system design by Jessica Paz. Narda E. Alcorn will serve as Production Stage Manager.
For more information visit: https://publictheater.org/
Photo Credit: Joan Marcus
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