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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.

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Brave New Shakespeare 2.0

 

This fall, the Public Shakespeare Initiative is proud to have the extraordinary artists Danaya Esperanza and Alexandria Wailes as Guest Curators for all of our Brave New Shakespeare releases, In the coming weeks and months, they will also be engaging young people to create their own videos, which will be featured here.

For this week’s release, Guest Curator Alexandria has enlisted the talents of a group of Deaf and hearing actors in a breathtaking and innovative suite of videos, bringing Shakespeare’s words and images to new and vivid life.

We hope you'll be inspired to create your own in whatever way you want -- post it on social media and add #bravenewshakespeare so we can find you!

Enjoy!

Artistic Statement from Guest Curator Alexandria Wailes.

When the Public's Brave New Shakespeare Challenge invited me to consider working with a local school to embrace ASL and Shakespeare, it was an easy choice to make. About thirteen years ago, I worked as a high school teacher's assistant at Lexington School for the Deaf. At that time, I was tapped to direct a play with some of the students. It was one of the most fun and enriching directing gigs in my career. To create space for Deaf and hard of hearing students to express themselves with mentors who are like them – Deaf and hard of hearing – showed me the power of direct language interactions. The students thrived, the production sold , and the school regretted not securing more performances. Fast forward to Fall 2020.

I reached out to the teachers helming the Lexington Drama Club and listened to the themes that have come up for the students.

As it turns out, the students touched upon themes that are timeless and affect us no matter where we are in this world. 

I encouraged the students to connect with the power of words and plug into American Sign Language. 

With the three themes of: Bearing Witness, Otherness and Taking Action, we thread together very real emotions and experiences during a time where we are working and taking classes, remotely.  

Bearing Witness: What does it look like to witness something magical happening before you? 

Otherness: What does accountability mean for tending to those who are ostracized based on where they come from?

Taking Action: What leads us to make shifts in our thinking?

Special thanks to the teachers and assistants who run the Lexington Drama Club. A shout out to our fantastic mentors who joined our sessions! They worked with the students on acting tips and ASL translations. I also commend the students who showed impressive levels of commitment and pulled this material off with only three work sessions! 

The power of theatre. The power of the collective collaboration. The empowerment of young minds in a manner that allows them to flourish when we surround them with support, compassionate mentors and value for their language, culture and their presence. 

Alexandria
http://www.alexandriawailes.com/

Bearing Witness.

THE TEMPEST
By William Shakespeare
Act 3, Scene 1

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Otherness.

THE BOOK OF SIR THOMAS MORE
By William Shakespeare
Act 2, Scene 4


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Taking Action.

AS YOU LIKE IT
By William Shakespeare
Act 1, Scene 3


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