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The outdoor Delacorte Theatre is the summer home of the annual "Shakespeare in the Park" production. Begun in 1957

Rick Anderson Delacorte Theater in Central Park.

by Joseph Papp as part of the Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival the annual productions draw thousands to the open air theater at the heart of Central Park. Originally built as a temporary structure in 1962, the Delacorte Theater is the setting for the continuing series.

The theater is semi-circular in shape and the audience is treated to the sight the lovely summer landscape forming a backdrop to the stage. This includes Turtle Pond, and the almost dreamlike vista of Belvedere Castle looking down from above, waiting for it's close up

For more information on how to get tickets click on The Public Theater

Location: Mid-Park at 80th Street

Details: Southwest corner of the Great Lawn

FYI : Joseph Papp’s original name was JOSEPH PAPIROFSKY (b. June 22, 1921, Brooklyn, New York, N.Y., U.S.--d. Oct. 31, 1991, New York, N.Y.), American theatrical producer and director, founder of the New York Shakespeare Festival and the Public Theatre. He was a major innovative force in the American theatre in the second half of the 20th century.

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