As You Like It - Free Shakespeare in the Park 2022

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Sara Krulwich

As You Like It

All the world's a stage in this musical adaptation of As You Like It for Free Shakespeare in the Park 2022.

Public Works’ acclaimed musical production of AS YOU LIKE IT returns to Central Park, bringing together its diverse ensemble of both professional actors and community members from across New York. Adapted by Shaina Taub and Director of Public Works Laurie Woolery, featuring music and lyrics by Taub, this ambitious work of participatory theater has been hailed as “thrilling & terrifically vital” by The New York Times. Forced from their homes, Orlando, Duke Senior, his daughter Rosalind, and niece Celia are banished to the Forest of Arden. There, they discover a community of acceptance and transformational love, where all are welcomed and embraced. Directed by Laurie Woolery.

Dates: Nightly (except Mondays) from August 10th to September 11th, 2022.

Time: 8:00 PM

Location: Delacorte Theater, Central Park

Admission: FREE

The Public Theater is happy to announce the return of in-person distributions for free tickets this summer, and the return of TodayTix as the official digital lottery provider for Free Shakespeare in the Park. Find information here for the following methods of acquiring tickets.

• In-person distribution in Central Park
• In-person lottery at The Public Theater
• In-person distribution in the boroughs
• Digital lottery with TodayTix
• In-person standby line in Central Park

Notes

• A Public Theater Patron ID is required to receive a free ticket, and you are encouraged  to create or confirm your ID before arrival by visiting publictheater.org/register.
• Free tickets are distributed at 12PM (Noon) every day when there is a public performance.
• Seat locations are randomly distributed; not based on the position of a person in the line, and you and your group are not guaranteed to be seated together. 
• Each person (age 5+) may receive two (2) tickets while supplies last.
• Anyone who attempts to create a line inside the park before 6AM is sent to the end of any line that has formed outside the park.

There are three separate distribution lines at The Delacorte Theater in Central Park:

• General Distribution Line
• Seniors 65+ Distribution Line
• Access for People with Disabilities Line (email: accessibility@publictheater.org)

In-person standby line in Central Park

After the final ticket is distributed for that day’s performance, anyone who did not obtain a ticket may begin to form a standby line at The Delacorte Theater in Central. The Public Theater staff will begin to monitor this line, starting at 6PM.

HEALTH & SAFETY AT THE DELACORTE THEATER

Proof of a complete COVID-19 vaccination by 14 days prior to the date of attendance will be required for access to the facility. Masks are encouraged while attending performances at The Delacorte, but are not required at this time. All policies are subject to change. 

Negative COVID tests for anyone, including children, will not be accepted as an alternative to proof of vaccination.