Erika Mallin, James Shapiro, Oskar Eustis

Oskar Eustis, Marin Alsop, Renée Fleming

Public Theater Artistic Director and Aspen Institute Harman/Eisner Artist in Residence Oskar Eustis and Saheem Ali, The Public’s Associate Artistic Director and Resident Director, marked the impending reopening of one of our most storied venues — the Delacorte Theater in New York City’s Central Park — for The Public’s Free Shakespeare in the Park. Speaking from the Delacorte, they discussed the return of theater to a changed world, the continued relevance of Shakespeare’s plays, and their production of The Merry Wives of Windsor adapted by Jocelyn Bioh and directed by Ali. Watch here!

Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director of The Public Theater, in conversation with Anna Deavere Smith, actress, playwright, author, and professor at New York University. Watch here!