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Delacorte Theatre

Delacorte Theatre is the summer home of the New York Public Theater “Shakespeare in the Park” which is performed in the months of June, July and August. Began in 1957 this play draws thousands to the open air theatre located at the heart of Central Park at 80th Street.

The theatre is semi-circular in shape with Turtle Pond and Belvedere Castle as backdrop. Each summer, the Joseph Papp Public Theater presents a series which are free to the public, with two-week runs at the Delacorte. The theater is named after George T. Delacorte Jr. who donated money for the theater’s establishment.

 

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