20th Anniversary Season

Join us as we celebrate twenty years of presenting free and accessible professional classical theatre in NYC. AS YOU LIKE IT and MACBETH will tour in repertory to ten parks throughout Queens and surrounding areas from July 28 to August 22. Plus, our interactive children's workshop "Kids & the Classics" will be offered thirty minutes before each performance.

THE TEMPEST

Teeming with fairies, monsters, shipwrecks, and magic, The Tempest is Shakespeare's last and most imaginative comedy. After twelve years on a deserted island, a deposed Duke is now a mighty sorcerer. He raises a storm at sea, bringing within his grasp the enemies who robbed him of his dukedom.

HAMLET

Shakespeare's masterpiece revenge tragedy is a political thriller for the ages. As Denmark arms itself for war, the royal family tears itself apart: haunted by his murdered father's ghost, prince Hamlet is driven to the edge of madness as he grapples with the decision to avenge his death.

Kids & the Classics

"Kids & the Classics" is the companion piece to Hip to Hip's program of "Free Shakespeare in the Parks." This free interactive workshop is offered 30 minutes before every performance, and is designed for children ages 4 to 12. It gives children a chance to interact with the text by previewing the characters and situations, and creating links between the text and their own lives through theatre games and close reading of text.

Programming made possible in part with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.