Speakeysie News Desk

New York City: The news is out — the cast for THE TEMPESThas been announced! The cast includes Public Works community members from partner organizations across all five boroughs, alongside an Equity cast that will include Tristan André, Brianna Cabrera, Sabrina Cedeño, Anthony Chatmon II, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jo Lampert, Patrick O’Hare, Joel Perez, Edwin Rivera, and Theo Stockman. Don’t miss your chance to experience this production running at The Delacorte Theater for a FREE week-long engagement from August 27 – September 3.

HAMLET is a “beautiful, intelligent, and exciting production [that] demonstrates the best of contemporary interpretations of Shakespeare” (Christopher Byrne, Gay City News). You have less than a month of performances left. Don’t miss your chance to experience this extraordinary play that has captivated audiences. Time is running out, so make your way to The Delacorte now!

“A 400-year-old play exploring the need for a strong foundation of family, with music and words, Shakespeare’s Hamlet has much to say about humanity and the importance of our connectedness to each other. We set this production in 2021, filled with all of the challenges we face as Americans as we explore our need to love more profoundly both nature and its people,” said director Kenny Leon.

HAMLET
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Kenny Leon

The Delacorte Theater
Now – August 6, 2023

Returning once again to Free Shakespeare in the Park, director Kenny Leon commands The Delacorte stage with a nine-week, tour-de-force production of the Bard’s masterpiece, HAMLET, a riveting, contemporary present-day take on Shakespeare’s classic tale of family and betrayal, as enduring as the stars above Central Park.

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Join us in welcoming the 2023-2024 BIPOC Critics Lab Cohort at The Public Theater! Selected from over 70 applicants from around the world, these 12 creatives bring backgrounds and expertise in writing, performing, visual arts, design, directing, dramaturgy, and more. We are so thrilled to be collaborating with this amazing cohort of arts journalists — stay tuned for all the new commissioned pieces coming soon!

NOMFUSI
Joe’s Pub

July 21, 2023

In her NYC debut, powerhouse vocalist-songwriter Nomfusi leads her 7-piece band from Johannesburg, South Africa, in originals that sing, soar, and shimmer. With a voice rich in emotional vulnerability, Nomfusi is most often praised for her fearless high-watt delivery and high style. A singer-songwriter, performer, and band leader, she tackles complex and culturally urgent topics in originals that shimmer with maskandi guitar flourishes and soaring melodies, while hinting at everything from house to ‘70s jazz to funk. Potent, playful, and direct, Nomfusi knows who she is, where she’s come from, where we should be headed (spiritually, emotionally, righteously), and she’s coming to take us all there.

“Her voice is bigger than mine, but she’s smaller than my trumpet. The last time we invited her, she stole the show from us.” – Hugh Masekela

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YOUR 23/24 SEASON
See it first. See it at The Public.

Your new season includes Public Works‘ stunning musical adaptation of THE TEMPEST, Alicia Keys and Kristoffer Diaz‘s thrilling new musical HELL’S KITCHEN, Mary Kathryn Nagle‘s gripping MANAHATTA, Itamar Moses‘ THE ALLY featuring Josh Radnor, Suzan-Lori Parks‘ edgy dramedy SALLY & TOM, and Emerging Writers Group alumnus Ife Olujobi‘s piercing JORDANS. We are also excited to announce DRUIDO’CASEY, Sean O’Casey’s Dublin Trilogy, in partnership at NYU’s Skirball. JOE’S PUB celebrates its 25th Anniversary Season with over 700 performances all year long.

“We are deeply proud of this season at The Public, a season of extraordinary artistic work that reflects our deepest values and passions. The work we do matters, the tremendously diverse artists who work here embody our belief that art is at its strongest when it is at its most inclusive.” – Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis.

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THE TEMPEST
By William Shakespeare 
Music & Lyrics by Benjamin Velez
Choreography by Tiffany Rea-Fisher
Directed by Laurie Woolery 

August 27 – September 3, 2023

As we continue to rebuild out of the pandemic, Public Works enters its second decade by revisiting the play that launched the program, William Shakespeare’s THE TEMPEST. Forced from their home, Prospero and her daughter Miranda have survived for 12 years among the ruins of an abandoned island. As Prospero grows closer to getting the justice she desires, she witnesses her daughter fall in love, listens to the wisdom of spirit ancestors, and discovers that sometimes forgiveness is the only way to break cycles and right the course for the next generation. Hilarious fools, magical spells, and ancestral spirits dance through this production as we all come together to celebrate what it means to be human. 

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