Delacorte Theater Shakespeare in the Park

Delacorte Theater for Shakespeare in the Park (David Pillow/Dreamstime)

Free Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park is produced by the Public Theater in summertime.

Shakespeare in the Park Tickets

Delacorte Theater for Shakespeare in the Park (David Pillow/Dreamstime)
Delacorte Theater for Shakespeare in the Park (David Pillow/Dreamstime)

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In 2021, Free Shakespeare in the Park tickets are being distributed by lottery at goldstar.com. Sign up to receive an email when free ticket lottery registration opens.

Enter the lottery from the Goldstar app or website on Tuesday and Friday (12am to 12pm ET), one week before the desired performances. The lottery opens June 29.

You can get reserved seats by sponsoring the Public Theater.

Delacorte Theater
Central Park
81st St entrance (north side) on Central Park West

Subway
(C) or (B) to 81st St – Museum of Natural History

NOT IN 2021
Normally, two free same-day tickets per person (age 5+) are available at the Delacorte box office in Central Park. The box office opens at 12 noon. People line up very early. Central Park opens at 6am. No kidding. There is also a daily in-person lottery at the Public Theater in NoHo. There is a small daily online lottery and some in-person distribution at locations in the five boroughs.

Public Theater

More Than Shakespeare

The Delacorte is an 1,800-seat open-air theater facing the Turtle Pond and Belvedere Castle. It presents two Shakespeare productions every summer.

This is more than great theatre. The Public Theater’s curation of Shakespeare is itself commentary on the social issues of the day. The Public always says something with the plays they choose to stage each year.

The model for this type of educational outdoor theatre is Greco-Roman.

“To be, or not to be” at Free Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte Theater, that is the question.

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