"Having closed for renovations to Central Park's Delacorte Theater in 2023, and came back at half power this year with a single production-Twelfth Night, starring Lupita Nyong'o, Sandra Oh and Peter Dinklage-the series is set to return in 2026 with two full Shakespeare productions at the Delacorte: Romeo and Juliet and The Winter's Tale."
"Romeo and Juliet, the earliest of Shakespeare's major tragedies, is the timeless story of teenagers who, in rebellion against their disapproving parents, have sex and then die after scoring drugs from a local priest. This version will be helmed by the Public's resident director and associate director, Saheem Ali, whose credits include this year's Twelfth Night in the Park as well as Broadway's Buena Vista Social Club."
"The Winter's Tale, by contrast, is one of the last plays that Shakespeare ever wrote, and it offers somewhat happier hopes for lovers. A sweeping story of jealousy, love, repentance, angry bears and magic statuary, it begins in deep suffering but ends, like winter itself, with the prospect of healing and rebirth. It will be directed by that old master Daniel Sullivan-who, at 85, has directed eleven previous Shakespeare in the Park, along with such Broadway favorites as The Heidi Chronicles, Good People and Proof."
The Public Theater's free Shakespeare in the Park will resume full-scale programming in 2026. Two productions will play at the Delacorte Theater: Romeo and Juliet and The Winter's Tale. The Public's Mobile Theater Unit will present an outdoor As You Like It across all five boroughs. The three plays represent tragedy, comedy and a bittersweet blend of the two. Saheem Ali will direct Romeo and Juliet. Daniel Sullivan will direct The Winter's Tale. Emma Rosa Went, the Public's first Directing Fellow, will direct the touring As You Like It.
Read at Time Out New York
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