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Health & Safety Policy Update

We are excited to welcome you back to The Delacorte Theater for our 60th Anniversary Season of Free Shakespeare in the Park. We ask that you read and understand the following when accessing tickets.

  • Effective April 19, 2022, The Public requires proof of a complete COVID-19 vaccination to enter The Delacorte and attend performances. This policy will continue until further notice.
  • Complete vaccination is fourteen days following a final dose of the Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Moderna, or Astra-Zeneca vaccine.
  • We will accept proof of vaccination via Excelsior Pass, the NYC Covid Safe Pass, a copy or photo of your CDC vaccination card, and/or a copy or photo of an official immunization record from outside the United States.
  • Face masks are encouraged, but not required while attending performances at The Delacorte.
  • Public Theater staff and artists are subject to a mandatory vaccination and booster policy.
  • All policies are subject to change at The Public’s sole discretion and without notice.
  • Those that do not abide by any health and safety protocols will be denied entry or removed from the facility.

Learn more at Safe in the Park 2022.

We look forward to welcoming you to The Public.

At this time, we no longer require proof of vaccination to access the facility, theaters, and restaurant.

  • A face mask is required for all attendees while watching a performance on Tuesday evening, Saturday afternoon, & Sunday afternoon performances.
  • A face mask is not required but strongly encouraged when attending performances on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, & Sunday evenings.
  • All performances in Joe’s Pub do not require a face mask because food and drink are available throughout the show. A face mask is strongly encourage when not actively eating or drinking.

Learn more at HEALTH & SAFETY, NEXT STEPS.

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Week #13 - BRAVE NEW SHAKESPEARE CHALLENGE.

For our 13th week we challenge you to interpret and share MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.

We’ve invited actors to share their interpretations of these famous passages from MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.

WATCH: Check out the videos from our Public Theater family for inspiration on this page. 
CREATE: Get inspired! Act, sing, rewrite, translate, paint, dance – whatever moves you!
CAPTURE: Record a video or snap a photo of your work. 
SHARE: Post your interpretation and share it with us and challenge your friends! Tag @PublicTheaterNY on Twitter and Instagram or @publictheater on Facebook, and be sure to use the hashtag #BraveNewShakespeare.
BONUS POINTS: Tag a friend who you think is up for the challenge. 

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
By William Shakespeare
Act Four, Scene Two

CONRADE: Away! You are an ass, you are an ass!

DOGBERRY: Dost thou not suspect my place? Dost...

Read the full passage here. 


MUCHO RUIDO POR NADA
Por William Shakespeare
Acto Cuatro, Escena Dos
Traduccion por Ángel-Luis Pujante

CONRADO: ¡Quita, idiota, más que idiota!

CORNEJO: ¿Así recatas mis órdenes? ¿Así recatas mis años? ¡Ah, que ese...

Lee el pasaje completo aquí.

Resources and Links.

Race, Culture, and Gender in Much Ado: Check out these resources for teaching and learning Shakespeare Now, created in collaboration with PBS Learning Media, and The Folger Shakespeare Library, featuring video from the 2019 Delacorte production of Much Ado About Nothing and interviews with scholar Ayanna Thompson and director Kenny Leon.

Exploring Music, Props, and Race

Women and Gender Roles: “If I Were A Man I Would Eat His Heart Out in the Marketplace”

Okurr: On Playing with Shakespeare’s Language