Shakespeare in the Park

Shakespeare in the Park

Shakespeare in the Park is a concept used across the world, as a form of free public presentation of William Shakespeare's works. Such performances exist in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.

The concept of summer Shakespearean productions is widespread, though for many the performances at the Delacorte Theater in New York's Central Park constitute the definition of the "Shakespeare in the Park" phrase. These performances, known for the greater part of their existence as the New York Shakespeare Festival, continue as an annual celebrated free event for New Yorkers. The Delacorte's productions have included works by Anton Chekhov and Galt MacDermot in addition to works by Shakespeare, and it is not unusual for a part-Shakespearean season to be presented under a Shakespeare in the Park banner.

ee also

*Kentucky Shakespeare Festival

*Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan

*Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park

*Free Will Shakespeare Festival

External links

* [http://www.en.utexas.edu/programs/shakespeare/links/festivals/festivallist.html List of Shakespeare in the Parks across the world] (Broken Link, 208-06-23)


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