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Illyria

First Preview: Oct 17, 2017
Opening Date: Oct 22, 2017
Closing Date: Dec 11, 2017
Running Time: 02:15
Illyria

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Public Theater
425 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10003
It is 1958, and New York City is in the midst of a major building boom; a four-lane highway is planned for the heart of Washington Square; Carnegie Hall is designated for demolition; entire neighborhoods on the West Side are leveled to make room for a new "palace of art."

And a young Joe Papp and his colleagues face betrayals, self-inflicted wounds, and anger from the city’s powerful elite as they continue their free Shakespeare productions in Central Park.

From the creator of the most celebrated family plays of the last decade (Apple Family Plays, The Gabriels) comes a drama about a different kind of family – one held together by the simple and incredibly complicated belief that the theater, and the city, belong to all of us.
Off BroadwayPlay - Drama
Show Notes: 1 Intermission
Age Guidance: 16

Performance Schedule

TUESDAY thru SUNDAY @ 7:30 PM
SATURDAY & SUNDAY @ 1:30 PM


Written By
  • Richard Nelson

Director
  • Richard Nelson

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Free tickets for all performances except for opening night will be distributed in the Ford Foundation Lobby of The Public beginning 90 minutes prior to each scheduled performance, and will continue, while supplies last, up to the posted curtain time. Continuing The Public’s mission to make great theater accessible to all, The Public’s First Performance “Free for All” continues this fall; free tickets to the first preview on Sunday, October 22 

Accessibility

  • Box Office

    Lobby. Counter 42"
  • Curb Ramps

    Outside main entrance
  • Restroom

    Accessible restrooms are located on the Lobby level only. Companion care restrooms are available upon request by speaking to a staff member. Unisex: Main floor. Door 35.5". Clear space 61"x 54". Commode 18". Grab bars
  • Elevator/Escalator

    Elevator: Attended. Accesses all floors
  • Entrance

    Six steps or machine lift to main floor lobby. Handrails and ramps are available. Entrance marked by large signs.
  • Visual Assistance

    Large Print Playbills are available at all Public and Delacorte Theater season performances one week after the production has officially opened. Braille Playbills are available at all Public and Delacorte Theater season performances one week after the production has officially opened. Both large print and Braille may be obtained from the house manager or ticket taker upon entering the theater of your attending performance.
  • Water Fountain

    Main floor. Spout 36"
  • Assisted Listening System

    Assistive Listening Devices (ALDs) amplify and clarify sound by cutting down or eliminating ambient noise. FM radio assistive listening systems are installed in all of our theaters, and headsets may be used at any seat. Headsets with induction neck-loops are available for patrons who use hearing aids and cochlear implants with a "T" switch. Ask your audiologist whether your hearing aid or cochlear implant has a "T" switch (telecoil) and how to use it with an assistive listening headset.
  • Wheelchair Info

    Access for wheelchair users and individuals with limited mobility is available. Box office needs advance notice so that seats can be removed.

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