All performances begin @ 7pm
120 minutes, no intermission
No tickets required!

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Schedule subject to change

The Battery

(Meet @ Castle Clinton)

Performances: July 31- August 20, excluding
Thursdays

Subway: 1 (South Ferry), R (Whitehall), 4/5 (Bowling Green)

Please note that folding chairs & lawn furniture are prohibited in Brooklyn Bridge Park except for seniors & those with disabilities. We suggest bringing a blanket!

(Meet @ Fulton Ferry Landing on Pier 1)

Performances:
August 22-27, excluding Thursday, August 24.

Subway: F to York Street, 2/3 to Clark or
A/C to High

“The raven himself is hoarse that croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan under my battlements,” Lady Macbeth exclaims, gesturing triumphantly at the sky. A particularly loud helicopter has just flown by overhead, causing Lady Macbeth (Jenny Strassburg) to pause in her bloodthirsty speech and fix the helicopter with a vengeful look before deciding to continue, but now the copter has, thankfully, passed out of hearing range. No, it’s not Macbeth meets Miss Saigon. It’s New York Classical Theatre’s free production of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, performed in various locations around Battery Park. There just seem to be a lot of helicopters out this evening. Performing Shakespeare in this venue comes with specific challenges: like the moment during Macbeth’s Act 5 soliloquy when someone on the other side of the park decides to start up an impromptu dance party with blaring R&B music. But if it brings challenges, outdoor Shakespeare also brings significant rewards: like the menacing shadows cast by the actors on the trees behind them during the final battle scene, or the fortuitously-timed screech of an airplane drawing near as Macbeth (Will Dixon) exclaims, “Is this a dagger which I …Read more