Shakespeare in the Park: Twelfth Night

Thu Aug 7, 2025 - Sun Sep 14, 2025
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Repeating every week — Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays through September 14, 2025.
8:00pm ET
Age: 8 and up
Price: FREE
Location:
Delacorte Theater

Revel in the midsummer madness as twins Sebastian and Viola survive shipwreck, revenge plots, and the trick doors of love. After a 1-year hiatus, The Public Theater's run returns to the newly renovated Delacorte Theater.  

The cast includes Lupita Nyong'o (Viola), Sandra Oh (Olivia), Peter Dinklage (Malvolio), and Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Andrew Aguecheek).

Associate Artistic Director and Resident Director and Tony Award nominee Saheem Ali directs this joyful romp.

Tickets are available via mobile lottery, in person at the Delacorte, in person lottery at the Public, and at various borough partners.

BOROUGH DISTRIBUTION SCHEDULE:

Throughout August and September, a limited number of vouchers for that night’s performance will be distributed at a location in one of New York’s five boroughs beginning at 12pm. Vouchers will be redeemed at The Delacorte Theater for tickets. Dates and locations are subject to change.

August 8: Citizens Branch, Williamsburg (Brooklyn) 
August 9: Macomb’s Bridge Library (Manhattan) 
August 10: Bronx Community College 
August 12: Brooklyn College, Tow Performing Arts Building 
August 13: Citizens Branch, Crosby (Bronx) 
August 14: Citizens Branch, Pomonok (Queens) 
August 15: Stapleton Library (Staten Island) 
August 16: Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning (Queens) 
August 17: Brownsville Recreation Center (Brooklyn) 
August 19: Queens Public Library - Flushing  
August 20: Citizens Branch, 86st (Brooklyn) 
August 22: Clason’s Point Library (Bronx) 
August 23: Queens Public Library - Elmhurst 
August 24: Lehman’s College, Performing Arts Center (Bronx)  
August 26: Citizens Branch, Park Slope (Brooklyn) 
August 27: Citizens Branch, Woodside (Queens) 
August 28: Windsor Terrace Library (Brooklyn) 
August 29: The Point Community Development Corporation (Bronx) 
August 30: St. George Library Center (Staten Island) 
August 31: Brooklyn Children’s Museum 
September 2: Citizens Branch, Montague (Brooklyn) 
September 4: Clinton Hill Library (Brooklyn)  
September 5: DreamYard (Bronx) 
September 6: Bay Ridge Library (Brooklyn) 
September 7: Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden (Staten Island) September 9: Citizens Branch, Grasmere (Staten Island) 
September 10: Citizens Branch, Tribeca (Manhattan) 
September 11: Kings Highway Library (Brooklyn) 
September 12: Central Library of Queens Public Library 
September 13: Macon Library (Brooklyn)  
September 14: New York Hall of Science (Queens) 

In addition to the expanded borough locations, The Public Theater will continue to distribute tickets for Free Shakespeare in the Park’s TWELFTH NIGHT through its popular in-person distributions in Central Park, in-person lottery at The Public Theater, and digital lottery with TodayTix.

  • In-person distribution in Central Park: Tickets will be distributed via lines, including lines for seniors and patrons with ADA needs, at The Delacorte Theater in Central Park at 12pm (noon) each day there is a public performance.
  • In-person lottery at The Public Theater: On each performance date, a limited number of vouchers for that night’s performance will be distributed via an in-person lottery downtown at The Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street at Astor Place. Sign-up begins at 11am, and the lottery will be drawn at 12pm. (noon).
  • Digital Lottery with TodayTix: On each performance date, a limited number of free tickets will be distributed via random mobile lottery on the TodayTix app. A lottery is also available for accessible seating. Download the TodayTix app to enter.
  • In-person standby line in Central Park: On each performance date, an in-person standby line for tickets will begin at 6pm. Tickets will be distributed when available until the performance begins.
** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.