She said she remembered feeling relieved when women from Domestic Workers United, a partner organization that uplifts and mobilizes domestic workers of color, watched over her young son, JonPaul Niang, as she rehearsed her speaking roles.
One of the other community performers, Lori Brown-Niang, who has also obtained an Equity card, has built a second family with Public Works over the last decade. It really feels like this beautiful act of resistance.” “Still, we’re going to show up every day and tell the story and be kind to each other. “Still, we’re going to get together and sing and dance on the stage of the Delacorte,” she added. The musical drives home themes of love and optimism, a message especially important amid social division, disease and unrest, Taub said. We need to be speaking to the world that we’re living in - and that includes everybody.” “Theater is a reflection of humanity,” Woolery said, “and if we only reflect a portion of humanity, we aren’t doing our job as cultural workers and citizen artists. Laurie Woolery, the director of the show and Public Works, called the diverse experiences and authenticity of the community cast members their secret sauce. 11, as Public Works celebrates its 10th anniversary. Now, it is finally onstage, through Sept. But this one was scheduled to have a longer run during the summer of 2020, before being delayed by the pandemic. These productions usually have a short run in September after the regular season of Shakespeare in the Park. NOTE: If the park is very full, we reserve the right to require people in the blanket/picnic seating area to move over a tad to make room for others.This production, a remounting of an acclaimed one that ran in 2017, is part of the Public Theater’s Public Works program, which has produced streamlined and musicalized versions of works - like “ The Tempest” in 2013 and “Hercules” in 2019 - that feature amateur performers from eight partner groups, including the Fortune Society and Children’s Aid Society. It is OK to come early and spread out your blanket, then return before the show. The picnic area seating fills up, very quickly. We strongly suggest that you arrive early if you plan to picnic, or sit on a blanket. The area closest to the stage is reserved for picnic blankets and lawn chairs with legs that are 4" or less.īehind that you can place your rental chairs or higher lawn chairs.Īisles and other restricted areas may not be used as seating areas at any time. If the seating area does not have affixed seats and the seating area is not sloped, we enforce the following seating rules:
In our partner parks with out affixed seating, we recommend that you bring a low lawn chair, blanket or cushion with you, but if you prefer, a limited number of plastic chairs will be available to rent for between $3 and $5 each, depending on the park. That said - children who are allowed to run around and disrupt the performance will be sold into slavery. While we do not tolerate "free range" children we do understand that with parental supervision, younger children have a better experience if they aren't forced to sit still through the entire play and can get up for a walk if necessary. A good strategy for young children is to bring them early, let them run around like crazy before the show, then when they are good and worn out, sit with them on the edges of the audience, or on an aisle, so if they get antsy, you can take them for a walk. What is the best age to bring a child to see a Shakespeare play?īirth.
That said, while we strive to make our productions family friendly, keep in mind that Shakespeare's plays are filled with bawdy jokes, love scenes, smooching and occasionally some realistic violence.
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The Florida Shakespeare theater is a professional theatrical company. Some parks do permit dogs, but they will not be allowed in the performance seating areas at any time.Īre the plays appropriate for Children & families? The parks usually open 1 - 1 1/2 hours before the performance begins.ĭogs are not permitted at our performances. Pack a picnic and enjoy each of our partner parks. What can we bring? Picnics? Dogs? Children?
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