Culture for the Non-Cultured - Shakespeare in the Park

You know it's officially Summer when we announce we're going to see SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK!!! The master of the iambic pentameter has gracefully penned his comedic Twelfth Night for your enjoyment. And YES, of course I know it's frigged early but the Delacorte Performances are always worth it and the price IS so right!! In fact, all RSVP and event fees are suspended for this special event!!

With Charles Borland, Michael Cumpsty, Clifton Duncan, Raúl Esparza, Herb Foster, Leslie Harrison, Anne Hathaway, Slate Holmgren, Kevin Kelly, David Kenner, Hamish Linklater, Dorien Makhloghi, Audra McDonald, David Pittu, Ray Rizzo, Jay O. Sanders, Julie Sharbutt, Stark Sands, Baylen Thomas, Zach Villa, Jon Patrick Walker, Julie White

This summer kicks off with a powerhouse production of one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies. The Public welcomes Academy Award Nominee Anne Hathaway as she makes her Public Theater debut playing Viola, one of the canon’s most charming heroines. This beguiling comedy follows the romantic adventures of Viola and her identical twin Sebastian, both shipwrecked in the enchanted dukedom of Illyria. At the helm of this time-honored story of cross-dressing and mistaken identity, all in the name of love, is Tony Award winning Director Daniel Sullivan.

Scenic Design: JOHN LEE BEATTY
Costume Design: JANE GREENWOOD
Lighting Design: PETER KACZOROWSKI
Sound Design: ACME SOUND PARTNERS
Composer: HEM
Wig Design: TOM WATSON
Fight Director: RICK SORDELET
Choreographer: MIMI LIEBER

HOW DO I GET TICKETS?
The tickets are FREE, but there are several caveats as nothing in life is really free.

For this meetup, two (2) tickets can be "EARNED" by waiting on the line in Central Park. Depending on the production, people start standing on line as early as 2-3 AM and if you get there later than 8:30AM, you will probably not get a ticket. Invite a friend to join you later for the performance!

If you choose to RSVP YES, we will meet at the 79th Street Central Park West entrance at 3:00AM SHARP. We'll get on line by 3:20 AM so if you want to wait in line with the group, please be prompt. Otherwise, you will have to go to the end of the line and wait. Tickets are handed out between 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM.

WHAT'S IT LIKE TO WAIT ON A TICKET LINE FOR 7 HOURS?
It's fun and the time passes quickly! It's summertime and you're outside! Come in your PJ's or nightie. Bring a chair, a blanket, towel or an air mattress. You can people watch, meet new people, talk about everything, read a book, listen to music, sleep and even order breakfast while on line!! Yes, there's a deli that delivers to us on line!!

I'M HUNGRY! WHAT ABOUT DINNER?
After we get our tickets, you're free to do whatever you want. I will arrange a non-mandatory 5:30 PM SITP Meetup dinner at a nearby restaurant for members with tickets. If you are interested, please call my cell phone ([masked]) after you have tickets in hand and I will let you know where we are meeting.

DELACORTE THEATRE LINE POLICIES
Public Theater staff will begin monitoring the free ticket lines before or by 8:00AM on performance days. The line monitor will explain and enforce the procedures and policies regarding ticket distribution. Such policies were designed to maximize fairness for all fans of Shakespeare in the Park.
1. No cutting, jumping, or saving spots in line is permitted. This is very strictly enforced. If you get there after the group is on line at 3:20AM, you will be directed to the end of the line. We cannot allow you to jeopardize the group's place in line.
2. If you leave the ticket line for any extended period of time, for any reason, you will forfeit your place in line. The reality is about 25 minutes for bathroom breaks.
3. You must line up along the path designated by Shakespeare in Park and The Parks Department
4. Any disagreements about the order or policies of the ticket line will be settled at the discretion of Public Theater management and the NYPD. Yes, you will lose.
5. Tickets will be distributed starting at 1:00PM, on performance days.

* Maximum 2 tickets per person
* Subject to availability

6. Public Theater management makes every best effort to ensure fair and equal treatment for everyone on the line and has the right to remove any persons who disrupts or negatively affects other patrons experience on the lines or in the audience. Yes, it's true. I've seen the police called to haul people off the line.
7. Public Theater management has tried to anticipate all foreseeable situations that require line policies but may need to occasionally issue rules not specified here should an unusual situation arise.