NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
Programs
Downtown Season Programming
DOWNTOWN SEASONTHE PUBLIC THEATER'S MAINSTAGE SEASON AT 425 LAFAYETTE STREET FEATURES A DIVERSE LINE-UP OF NEW PLAYS AND MUSICALS, AS WELL AS SHAKESPEARE AND OTHER CLASSICS, IN FIVE THEATERS. THE DOWNTOWN PROGRAMMING AIMS TO PRESENT THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES OF THE TIME, AS TOLD BY THE FIELD'S MOST CUTTING-EDGE VOICES, TO THE BROADEST POSSIBLE AUDIENCE.THE 2022-23 SEASON CONTINUED THE PUBLIC THEATER'S TRADITION OF PRESENTING INNOVATIVE WORK WITH FIVE WORLD PREMIERES PRODUCTIONS: SUZAN-LORI PARKS' PLAYS FOR THE PLAGUE YEAR; SUZAN-LORI PARKS AND TREVOR RHONE'S THE HARDER THEY COME; RYAN J. HADDAD'S DARD DISABLED STORIES; AND ERIKA DICKERSON-DESPENZA'S SHADOW/LAND. NEW YORK PREMIERE PRODUCTIONS INCLUDED: BALDWIN AND BUCKLEY AT CAMBRIDGE, CONCEIVED BY GREIG SARGEANT WITH ELEVATOR REPAIR SERVICE; AND MADELINE SAYET'S WHERE WE BELONG. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE WORLD AND NEW YORK PREMIER PRODUCTIONS, THE PUBLIC THEATER ADDITIONALLY PRESENTED LARRAINE HANSBERRY'S A RAISIN IN THE SUN AS WELL AS THE WORK OF INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS WITH THE 19TH ITERATION OF THE UNDER THE RADAR FESTIVAL PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR GLOBAL ARTISTS TO DEVELOP THEIR WORKS, BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, AND EXPLORE TOURING OPPORTUNITIES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesSep 1, 2022 – Aug 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$21.3MFree Shakespeare In The Park
FREE SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARKFREE SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK AT THE DELACORTE THEATER IN CENTRAL PARK EMBODIES THE PUBLIC THEATER'S MISSION TO OFFER THE HIGHEST QUALITY WORK TO EVERYONE, FREE OF CHARGE. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, OVER 6 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE ENJOYED PERFORMANCES BY EMERGING AND WORLD-RENOWNED ARTISTS. CONTINUING A LONG-HELD TRADITION, ALL TICKETS FOR SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK ARE OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE THROUGH A VARIETY OF DISTRIBUTION METHODS IN ALL FIVE BOROUGHS DESIGNED TO MAXIMIZE ACCESSIBILITY. FOR PATRONS WITH HEARING AND VISION IMPAIRMENTS, THE PUBLIC THEATER OFFERS A SIGN-INTERPRETED, OPEN-CAPTIONED, AND AUDIO-DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE FOR EACH PRODUCTION. THE 2023 SEASON CONTINUED THIS TRADITION OF PRESENTING FREE SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK WITH TWO PRODUCTIONS: HAMLET, STARRING ATO BLANKSON-WOOD AND DIRECTED BY TONY AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR KENNY LEON, AND A MUSICAL ADAPTATION OF THE TEMPSET FROM OUR PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAM, FEATURING 75 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ONSTAGE FOR EVERY PERFORMANCE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesSep 1, 2022 – Aug 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$10.4MJoe's Pub Performances
JOE'S PUBFOUNDED IN 1998, JOE'S PUB IS COMMITTED TO REFLECTING THE DIVERSE COMMUNITY THAT IT REPRESENTS IN ITS AUDIENCES AND ON ITS STAGE BY PROGRAMMING A WIDE RANGE OF EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCES FROM ARTISTS ACROSS THE FIELDS OF MUSIC, FILM, AND DANCE, WHILE KEEPING TICKET PRICES AT A MINIMUM. IN AN AVERAGE SEASON, JOE'S PUB PRESENTS APPROXIMATELY 700 SHOWS FOR OVER 100,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS. SINCE ITS OPENING, JOE'S PUB HAS PRESENTED OVER 8,000 PERFORMANCES FROM AN ECLECTIC ROSTER THAT INCLUDES TOP PERFORMERS FROM BROADWAY, CABARET, DANCE, WORLD, SINGER-SONGWRITER, JAZZ, COUNTRY AND INDIE GENRES, TODAY'S RISING STARS, AND GRAMMY AWARD-WINNERS.THE 2022-23 JOE'S PUB SEASON FEATURED NIGHTLY PROGRAMMING WITH A MIX OF NEW AND FAMILIAR FACES SUCH AS JUSTIN VIVIAN BOND, BRIDGET EVERETT, TOSHI REAGON, SHAINA TAUB, JAKE BLOUNT, LEE JIN AH, AND EVA NOBLEZADA. IN OCTOBER 2022, JOE'S PUB HOSTED THE SECOND ANNUAL EDITION OF HABIBI FESTIVAL, A WEEK-LONG CELEBRATION OF GROUNDBREAKING ARTISTS FROM THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICAN REGIONS. JOE'S PUB ALSO PRESENTED A FREE OUTDOOR EVENT AT THE ASTOR PLACE PLAZA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VILLAGE ALLIANCE CALLED "THE COMMUNITY COOKOUT & THE SOAPBOX PRESENTS: FOR THE PEOPLE" WITH PERFORMANCES BY ENDEA OWENS & THE COOKOUT, YAHZARAH, GREG BANKS, AND MORE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesSep 1, 2022 – Aug 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$6.4M
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