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Health & Safety Policy Update

We are excited to welcome you back to The Delacorte Theater for our 60th Anniversary Season of Free Shakespeare in the Park. We ask that you read and understand the following when accessing tickets.

  • Effective April 19, 2022, The Public requires proof of a complete COVID-19 vaccination to enter The Delacorte and attend performances. This policy will continue until further notice.
  • Complete vaccination is fourteen days following a final dose of the Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Moderna, or Astra-Zeneca vaccine.
  • We will accept proof of vaccination via Excelsior Pass, the NYC Covid Safe Pass, a copy or photo of your CDC vaccination card, and/or a copy or photo of an official immunization record from outside the United States.
  • Face masks are encouraged, but not required while attending performances at The Delacorte.
  • Public Theater staff and artists are subject to a mandatory vaccination and booster policy.
  • All policies are subject to change at The Public’s sole discretion and without notice.
  • Those that do not abide by any health and safety protocols will be denied entry or removed from the facility.

Learn more at Safe in the Park 2022.

We look forward to welcoming you to The Public.

At this time, we no longer require proof of vaccination to access the facility, theaters, and restaurant.

  • A face mask is required for all attendees while watching a performance on Tuesday evening, Saturday afternoon, & Sunday afternoon performances.
  • A face mask is not required but strongly encouraged when attending performances on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, & Sunday evenings.
  • All performances in Joe’s Pub do not require a face mask because food and drink are available throughout the show. A face mask is strongly encourage when not actively eating or drinking.

Learn more at HEALTH & SAFETY, NEXT STEPS.

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History

Continuing the work of its visionary founder, Joseph Papp, The Public Theater is dedicated to developing an American theater that is accessible and relevant to all people. Creating theater for one of the largest and most diverse audience bases in New York City for nearly 60 years, today The Public engages audiences in a variety of venues – beginning with Free Shakespeare in the Park. More than five million people have visited the Delacorte Theater for free performances, making it one of New York City’s most beloved summer traditions.

Highlights include:

  • OTHELLO with James Earl Jones (1964)
  • HAMLET with Sam Waterston (1975)
  • THE TAMING OF THE SHREW with Raul Julia and Meryl Streep (1978)
  • THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE with Kevin Kline and Linda Ronstadt (1980)
  • HENRY V with Kevin Kline (1984)
  • MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING with Kevin Kline and Blythe Danner (1988)
  • RICHARD III with Denzel Washington (1990)
  • OTHELLO with Raul Julia and Christopher Walken (1991)
  • THE TEMPEST with Patrick Stewart (1995)
  • THE SEAGULL with Natalie Portman, Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline and Philip Seymour Hoffman (2001)
  • MOTHER COURAGE with Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline (2006)
  • MACBETH with Liev Schreiber (2006)
  • HAIR with Jonathan Groff and Will Swenson (2008)
  • TWELFTH NIGHT in 2009 with Anne Hathaway (2009)
  • THE MERCHANT OF VENICE with Al Pacino and Lily Rabe (2010)
  • AS YOU LIKE IT with Lily Rabe (2012)
  • Stephen Sondheim’s INTO THE WOODS with Amy Adams, Denis O’Hare, and Donna Murphy (2012)
  • LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST, a world premiere musical adaptation by Alex Timbers and Michael Friedman (2013)
  • KING LEAR with John Lithgow (2014)
  • THE TEMPEST with Sam Waterston (2015)
  • THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, with Phyllida Lloyd directing an all-female cast (2016)

Free Shakespeare in the Park is made possible by the contributions of people like you. Learn more about how you can make a donation and support this New York City tradition!