Shakespeare in the park in Central park

PERFORMANCES BEGIN TOMORROW
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Phyllida Lloyd

"Four centuries ago, professional Shakespeare performances had all-male casts—no women allowed. This summer, the Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park production of Taming of the Shrew flips that history on its head." - Fiona Shaw for Vanity Fair

Featuring Candy Buckley, Donna Lynne Champlin, Morgan Everitt, Rosa Gilmore, Judy Gold, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Cush Jumbo, Teresa Avia Lim, Janet McTeer, Adrienne C. Moore, Anne L. Nathan, Gayle Rankin, Pearl Rhein, Leenya Rideout, Jackie Sanders, Stacey Sargeant, and Natalie Woolams-Torres

This summer, Tony nominated director Phyllida Lloyd turns Shakespeare’s zany comedy of the sexes THE TAMING OF THE SHREW on its head, with an all-female cast and a bold new take.

Lovely Bianca is the prize to be won by all the men looking to land themselves a wealthy wife. But the competitors will first have to marry off Bianca’s clever, fiery older sister, Katherina, played by Olivier Nominee Cush Jumbo (Josephine and I, The River), who may just outsmart them all. Tony and Olivier winner Janet McTeer (A Doll’s House, Mary Stuart) plays Petruchio, the wild outsider Katherina must outwit, in Shakespeare’s original screwball comedy showing the lengths men will go to for their legacy, what women will do to break free and the outrageous things we all do for the human heart.

4 WAYS TO GET FREE TICKETS
1. Distribution in Central Park

Free tickets are distributed via the free lines at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park at 12PM (noon) each day there is a public performance.

2. Mobile Ticket Lottery powered by TodayTix

On each performance date, free tickets are distributed via random mobile lottery on the TodayTix app. Download the TodayTix app to enter or visit thepublic.nyc/lottery for more information.

3. In the Five Boroughs

On specific dates, a limited number of vouchers for that night’s performance will be distributed at a location in one of New York’s five boroughs to make it easier for all New Yorkers to enjoy Free Shakespeare in the Park. Visit thepublic.nyc/boroughs for more information.

4. Downtown Lottery

On each performance date, a limited number of vouchers for that night’s performance will be distributed via an in-person lottery downtown at The Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street at Astor Place. Sign-up begins at 11:30AM, and the lottery will be drawn at 12PM (noon).