(Peter Libbey’s article appeared in The New York Times, 1/22; via Pam Green.)
This summer, the Public Theater’s free Shakespeare in the Park will be both for the people of New York and by the people of New York.
From July 17 to Aug. 19, two rotating ensembles of New Yorkers from all five boroughs will appear alongside five equity actors at the Delacorte Theater in a musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” conceived by Kwame Kwei-Armah and Shaina Taub, with music and lyrics by Ms. Taub.
This will be the first time the Public has included a production from its participatory theater program, Public Works, in its regular summer program.
“This summer, we are making a huge leap forward by presenting a full-length run of a Public Works show,” said Oskar Eustis, the Public Theater’s artistic director, in a statement. “Surrounded by a huge ensemble of community members, ‘Twelfth Night’ will reach an enormously expanded audience with the deep Public Works message that everyone is an artist, and we are all in this together.”
Photo: Joan Marcus
