Public theater is one of the oldest forms of performing art. Even when a formalized language didn’t exist, humans were reenacting events of their surroundings and expressing their emotions through public displays of story telling. In New York, the Public Theater in Central Park has become an institution since 1954. Shakespeare in the Park as it’s more famously know as, has been a great cultural event during the summers of New York. The other weekend, we stumbled upon an adaptation of this in Lower East Side: Shakespeare in the Park(ing) Lot
The Drilling CompaNY is putting on an urban version of Henry V from July 24th through August 9th in an empty parking lot at Ludlow and Broome. I’m not going to begin to review the play but here’s a write up from NY Theatre. Check it out if you can, Parking available but bring you’re own chair and beverages.