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| re: Free Shakespeare in the Park Season Announced | |
| Posted by: summertheater 03:10 pm EST 01/22/18 | |
| In reply to: Free Shakespeare in the Park Season Announced - Official_Press_Release 02:41 pm EST 01/22/18 | |
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| A theater that claims to be "theater for all" has astronomical ticket prices at its off-Broadway theater. Either it should drop its hypocritical "theater for all" moniker or it should stop charging admission downtown, so that it can truly be theater for all. | |
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| re: Free Shakespeare in the Park Season Announced | |
| Posted by: ryhog 04:34 pm EST 01/22/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Free Shakespeare in the Park Season Announced - summertheater 03:10 pm EST 01/22/18 | |
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| I have a good idea. Why don't you put your money where your mouth is? Fund a fucking season downtown, and I am sure they will be more than happy to make it a free for all. Where do you get the idea that a theatre can just snap its fingers and stop charging admission? Don't ya just love backseat drivers? |
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| re: Free Shakespeare in the Park Season Announced | |
| Posted by: KTom 10:49 pm EST 01/22/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Free Shakespeare in the Park Season Announced - ryhog 04:34 pm EST 01/22/18 | |
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| I agree with you, Ryhog. I'm fairly consistently amazed at the capacity in some to hate on the Public, which to my mind is one of the few major companies in NYC that puts their money where their mouth is and lives up to their mission statement. It is absolutely possible to get free seats in the park, with the sacrifice of merely having to spend a day in an iconic and beautiful city park. The first preview of each downtown show is free via lottery, and they produce work that represents a rich variety of voices. I actually believe they would indeed give away more downtown seats if they could...but at some point, somebody has to pay for the whole thing, and it's either gonna be ticket buyers or donors. I don't suppose it will be the OP. |
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| re: Free Shakespeare in the Park Season Announced | |
| Posted by: ryhog 11:45 pm EST 01/22/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Free Shakespeare in the Park Season Announced - KTom 10:49 pm EST 01/22/18 | |
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| And let us not forget that programs like Public Works (and the Mobile Unit, among others) are arguably among the most important theatre efforts in the city: truly making the theatre accessible to all and bringing it to those communities that would not find it on their own. I've been around a fair number of years, and I've seen the Public go through some pretty dismal periods, but what's going on there now, I am 100% certain, Joe Papp would be proud as hell about. | |
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| re: Free Shakespeare in the Park Season Announced | |
| Posted by: TheatreGuy 03:45 pm EST 01/22/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Free Shakespeare in the Park Season Announced - summertheater 03:10 pm EST 01/22/18 | |
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| Theatre for all doesn't mean theatre for free. I don't see any other NY institution offering free tickets to 2 high caliber shows every year. Certainly there are ways to get into those shows via season tickets or donations, but for 2 months every year, if you want to see a play for free and have the wherewithal to get up at the crack of dawn, you have the opportunity. | |
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| re: Free Shakespeare in the Park Season Announced | |
| Posted by: libbymaebrown 05:27 pm EST 01/22/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Free Shakespeare in the Park Season Announced - TheatreGuy 03:45 pm EST 01/22/18 | |
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| OTHELLO--YES! TWELFTH NIGHT--yawn |
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| re: Free Shakespeare in the Park Season Announced | |
| Posted by: TheatreGuy 05:32 pm EST 01/22/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Free Shakespeare in the Park Season Announced - libbymaebrown 05:27 pm EST 01/22/18 | |
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| I saw the Twelfth Night musical when they did it a few years ago. It was one of my favorite shows of the year. The show is VERY entertaining. Don't write it off yet. | |
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| re: Free Shakespeare in the Park Season Announced | |
| Posted by: den 07:28 pm EST 01/22/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Free Shakespeare in the Park Season Announced - TheatreGuy 05:32 pm EST 01/22/18 | |
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| I agree with TheatreGuy. The show was a charmer, and I look forward to revisiting it to see how it evolves. | |
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| re: Free Shakespeare in the Park Season Announced | |
| Posted by: KTom 10:51 pm EST 01/22/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Free Shakespeare in the Park Season Announced - den 07:28 pm EST 01/22/18 | |
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| Shaina Taub's two Public Works shows were by far some of my favorite works of the last two seasons. They absolutely deserve to be seen by a wider audience. I only hope this doesn't mean they will be skipping the now-traditional show over Labor Day weekend. | |
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| re: Free Shakespeare in the Park Season Announced | |
| Posted by: NYCscribe 12:45 pm EST 01/23/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Free Shakespeare in the Park Season Announced - KTom 10:51 pm EST 01/22/18 | |
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| I am a fan of The Public's but let's not forget they are not ROLLING in money from Hamilton. Let's see what they do with that money. Somehow, I don't think lowering prices is on their list. | |
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| re: Free Shakespeare in the Park Season Announced | |
| Posted by: KTom 06:13 pm EST 01/23/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Free Shakespeare in the Park Season Announced - NYCscribe 12:45 pm EST 01/23/18 | |
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| I'm curious what you would define as "rolling" in money, and how you imagine that cash flow figures into their overall budget, including the costs for the many outreach programs they have, and the support they give to developing playwrights and mobile theater. | |
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| re: Free Shakespeare in the Park Season Announced | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 03:53 pm EST 01/23/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Free Shakespeare in the Park Season Announced - NYCscribe 12:45 pm EST 01/23/18 | |
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| Their massive windfall came after The Public had spent a great deal of money expanding the work they do developing playwrights (Emerging Writers Group), developing plays (Public Lab), bringing theater to underserved communities (Mobile Shakespeare Unit), and involving underserved communities in production (Public Works). Their mainstage season is a small part of their larger service to American culture and communities. | |
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