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!

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