Twelfth Night
After taking last summer off for renovations to the open-air Delacorte Theater in Central Park, the Public Theater 's cherished annual series Shakespeare in the Park returns with one of the Bard's most popular plays: an ever-popular comedy of cross-purposes, cross-dressing and cross-gartered socks. R esident director Saheem Ali ( Buena Vista Social Club ) directs a starry cast: Lupita Nyong'o and her brother Junior Nyong'o as Viola and Sebastian, nearly-identical siblings separated by a shipwreck; Sandra Oh as the mourning noblewoman who takes a shine to Viola when she is dressed as a boy; and Peter Dinklage, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Khris Davis, Bill Camp, Daphne Rubin-Vega and Moses Sumney as various figures in the lovely Olivia's orbit. Tickets are, as always, free; see our complete guide to Shakespeare in the Park tickets for details. Thu, Aug 7, 2025 Fri, Aug 8, 2025 Sat, Aug 9, 2025 Sun, Aug 10, 2025 Tue, Aug 12, 2025 Wed, Aug 13, 2025 Thu, Aug 14, 2025 Fri, Aug 15, 2025 Sat, Aug 16, 2025 Sun, Aug 17, 2025 Show more
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