The Public Theater

Alison Bechdel's novel Fun Home has been named one of The New York Times Top 100 Books of the 21st Century! 🎉 📚 The acclaimed graphic memoir inspired the adaptation of the Tony Award-Winning musical FUN HOME, which premiered at The Public over 10 years ago! 💛🏠 📸: Joan Marcus

Joy. Family. Ghosts. Forgiveness. Love. ❤️ Embark on a journey with COUNTING AND CRACKING, one of the most highly anticipated U.S. premieres of the year! 🎉 This phenomenal international sensation is making its way to New York City, for a LIMITED TIME ONLY, in partnership with NYU Skirball! 🌟 🌍 Don't miss this dynamic story of a Sri Lankan-Australian family's epic journey of self-discovery and community, featuring an incredible cast from around the world! 🇱🇰🇦🇺 Performances begin this September - Access your tickets today: thepublic.nyc/counting 📸 by Pia Johnson

THE PUBLIC THEATER BLOCK PARTY!! Sunday, July 28 from 12-4PM!!!! 🎈🎊 We're having an epic FREE Summer Block Party outside our iconic home on Lafayette Street and Astor Place, and it's almost here!! We are so excited to celebrate New York City, The Public, and Free Shakespeare with live performances, activities, giveaways, & MORE! There is something for everyone. Don't miss it! 🤩 This INCREDIBLE party will include 🎶 Performances by Public Theater alums Nikki M. James, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Jelani Alladin, & more 🌟 Appearances from cast members of Public Theater Broadway productions HAIR, HAMILTON, SUFFS, & HELL'S KITCHEN 🎸 Headlining performance by Olivia K & The Parkers 👯 Dance class for Public Works' LET'S HEAR IT FOR NEW YORK - learn Camille A. Brown's choreography to Alicia Keys' "Empire State of Mind" from HELL'S KITCHEN 🎬 Inside 425 Lafayette: "Joe Papp in Five Acts" screening in Joe's Pub, costume exhibit, & cooling station 🥨 Food, family activities, & more on the Astor Place Plaza and inside The Public Come one, come all, come party!!! 💃 RSVP at thepublic.nyc/BlockParty 🎨 A huge thank you to Lily Annabelle Caleakav (@viewfromthetreehouse) for the beautiful artwork of The Public! 😍

FREE SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD! 🌟 Join us for FREE outdoor screenings of the bold and hilarious MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING with Oscar nominee Danielle Brooks playing across NYC this July-September! 🍿 Experience a fresh take on Shakespeare's classic directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon and choreographed by Tony nominee Camille A. Brown. 🌃 Don't miss this one of a kind movie under the stars! Screenings at 8:30 pm: 🗓️ July 11: J. Hood Wright Park (Manhattan) 🗓️ July 17: McCarren Park (Brooklyn) 🗓️ July 24: Cadman Plaza Park (Brooklyn) 🗓️ Aug 2: Faber Park (Staten Island) 🗓️ Aug 3: Queens Night Market (Queens)* 🗓️ Aug 12: Central Park Frisbee Hill (Manhattan)* 🗓️ Aug 20: Washington Square Park (Manhattan) 🗓️ Aug 29: Baisley Pond Park (Queens) 🗓️ Sept 6: Bronx Park (The Bronx) *Special Public Pops Up events with activities, food, and live performances! All screenings are FREE and no tickets are required! Details: https://lnkd.in/eRDz9iS2 🗽✨ 📸: Joan Marcus, Marc J. Franklin

COUNTING AND CRACKING is coming to NEW YORK CITY!! 🌟🌍 Don't miss this international sensation's U.S. Premiere in partnership with NYU Skirball this fall! 🇱🇰🇦🇺 This sweeping epic follows a Sri Lankan-Australian family from 1956-2004, featuring an incredible cast from around the world. Experience one of 2024's most anticipated premieres - a joyous story of family, forgiveness, and love. 🎉 Access your tickets today: thepublic.nyc/counting 🎟️ 📸 by Pia Johnson

We had a wonderful first ever PUBLIC POPS UP! celebration at Prospect Park this past weekend! 🌳🎉🌟 This epic summer party series continues with two more FREE POP UPS! Join us for activities, delicious food, live performances, and a movie screening at the Queens Night Market (8/3) and Central Park (8/12)! Save the dates for an unforgettable night of theater, music, and community with friends and family! 🎊💃🎪 🎊 🍔 🎸 🎬 🌅 ⭐ Public Pops Up @ The Queens Night Market (Saturday, August 3 starting at 4pm) - Featuring 100+ vendors, a performance by Gentleman Brawlers, and a screening of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING! ⭐ Public Pops Up @ Central Park Frisbee Hill (Monday, August 12 from 6-7:30pm) - Featuring a Public Works’ LET’S HEAR IT FOR NEW YORK, a city-wide Community Event where all of New York is invited to participate. Plus, a screening of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING as a part of Central Park Conservancy’s Parks Film Festival! We can't wait for you to join us for more of the GO PUBLIC! festival happening near you this summer! Explore at thepublic.nyc/PublicPopsUp! 🗽✨ 📸: Marc J. Franklin

What a wonderful and exciting summer of GO PUBLIC! it has been so far! 🤩🎉 We're already missing Mobile Unit's THE COMEDY OF ERRORS! ❤️ But the fun's not over! There's still so much in store all over NYC this summer: ✨ THE PUBLIC POPS UP! FREE at Queens Night Market (8/3) and Central Park (8/12) 🍿 Movie screenings of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING under the stars from July-September 🎊 A FREE block party FOR ALL at Astor Place on July 28 Explore the fun and FREE festival celebrating theater and community at thepublic.nyc/GoPublic 🗽✨ Let's GO PUBLIC! 🎉

Thank you NYC Comptroller Brad Lander for welcoming the crowd this last weekend of Mobile Unit’s COMEDY OF ERRORS. Your support of the Public Theater is deeply appreciated! Additionally, thank you to the Prospect Park Alliance for coordinating with The Public to bring free arts programming to this iconic NYC park.

THIS SATURDAY 🎉 The Public's First Ever POP UP is at Prospect Park!! 🌟 Join us June 29 from 5:30pm for a night of FREE fun! Kick off with Mobile Unit's bilingual musical THE COMEDY OF ERRORS at 5:30pm. Enjoy food trucks, activities, and a live performance by Michael Thurber throughout the evening. Cap it off with a sunset screening of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (2019) at 8:30pm. 🍔🎸🌅 Don't miss this party in the park! 🌳🎊 More info: thepublic.nyc/PublicPopsUp 📸: Michael Thurber, Peter Cooper, Joan Marcus

🎶🌟 "The joy of celebrating Latin music and performance, the joy of Shakespeare still resonating after centuries, the joy of genuine cultural and linguistic representation, but most importantly the joy of being outdoors on a beautiful summer evening and watching an incredible production of live theater for the people, and all of it for free." -BIPOC Critics Lab member Maria Paz Alegre reflects on Mobile Unit's bilingual musical THE COMEDY OF ERRORS. 📝 Read her full piece, featuring cast interviews: https://lnkd.in/dBCUhiQP Don't miss the FINAL performances 🎉 🌳 June 27 & 28: Prospect Park, Brooklyn @ 6:30pm 🌟 June 29: Prospect Park, Brooklyn @ 5:30pm Featuring a special event: THE PUBLIC THEATER POPS-UP! Festivities with activities, food, live performances, and free movie! ⛪ June 30: Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Manhattan @ 6:30pm All performances are FREE and open to the public! 🆓 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eTTY-6Rp