WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE ADDITIONAL DIGITAL PROGRAMMING FOR THE 2020/2021 SEASON. 

“We need, more than ever, the sense of community and connection that the theater provides. We are home, alone, far more than we were before this pandemic and The Public means for its digital work to provide strength and solace,” said Artistic Director Oskar Eustis. 

Learn more about additional programming below: 

MAKE ME DOWN: SONGS FOR MAKING IT THROUGH ALIVE BY THE HAWTPLATES

MAKE ME DOWN: SONGS FOR MAKING IT THROUGH ALIVE BY THE HAWTPLATES 

The HawtPlates: Jade Hicks, Kenita Miller-Hicks, and Justin Hicks 

World Premiere Public Theater Commission Visual EP 

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ROMEO Y JULIETA

ROMEO Y JULIETA
March 18, 2021

By William Shakespeare 
Adapted by Saheem Ali & Ricardo Pérez González 
Based on the Spanish Translation by Alfredo Michel Modenessi Directed by Saheem Ali 

With Lupita Nyong’o and Juan Castano to play the Star-Crossed Lovers.

Co-Presented by WNYC Studios.

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Joe's Pub Llve!

JOE’S PUB LIVE! 

Streamed Concerts by Tariq Al-SabirNona HendryxMai Khoi,Loser’s LoungeNellie McKay, andDM Stith; and Tribute to Public Luminary Liz Swados.

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Public Shakespeare Presents

PUBLIC SHAKESPEARE PRESENTS

Brooklyn Public Library in Association with The Public Theater

One-Night-Only Events with Eisa Davis, Raúl Esparza, Stephen Greenblatt, Philip Lorenz, andPulitzer Prize-winning historian Jill Lepore

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BRAVE NEW SHAKESPEARE CHALLENGE

BRAVE NEW SHAKESPEARE CHALLENGE

The Public Theater welcomes Guest Artist Curators Danaya Esperanza and Alexandria Wailes

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Public Forum: Civic Salon

Public Forum: CIVIC SALON 

December 14 at 7:00 p.m. EST 

Live on The Public Theater’s YouTube Channel

Civic Salons are a community crossroads where artists and audiences can come together through songs, poetry, text, and speeches all driven by a common theme. 

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Luesther T. Mertz Charitable Trust Prodvides Support for The Public Theater's Year-Round Activities. Lead Support for the Public's Digitla Programming: Blavatnik Family Foundation, The Ford Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, Bank of America, Open Society Foundations, American Express, JetBlue, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Additional Digital Season support provided by The Harold & Mimi Steinberg New Play Development Fund, The Shubert Foundation, The Tow Foundation, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, New York State Council on the Arts, and David Rockefeller Foundation.

Pictured, MAKE ME DOWN: Kenita Hicks 
Photo courtesy of The Hawtplates. 

Pictured, Joe’s Pub: Nona Hendryx
Photo by Alaric Campbell    

Pictured, PSI Presents: Jim Shaprio and Ayanna Thompson
Photo by Simon Luethi

Pictured, Brave New Shakespeare: Danaya Esperanza and Alexandria Wailes
Photos Courtesy of Artists.

Pictured, Public Fourm: Shacar &  Marshall Jeanty
Photos by Simon Luethi.

UNDER THE RADAR 2021