Joe's Pub

Downtown seasonthe Public Theater's mainstage season at 425 lafayette street features a diverse line-up of New plays and musicals, as well as Shakespeare and other classics, in five theaters. The downtown programming aims to present The most pressing issues of The time, as told by The field's most cutting-edge voices, to The broadest possible audience.the 2021-22 season marked The return of live performances at 425 lafayette street, featuring works canceled due to The pandemic and New productions - all from some of The boldest and most innovative artists working in The american Theater. Five productions received their world premieres this season: tom kitt, kwame kwei-armah, & brian yorkey's The visitor; erika dickerson-despenza's cullud wattah; jaclyn backhaus, samantha chanse, mia chung, naomi iizuka, and anna moench's out of time; shaina taub's suffs; and daniel alexander jones' altar no. 1 - aten. New York premiere productions included: lloyd suh's The chinese lady; mona mansour's The vagrant trilogy; and james ijames' pulitzer prize-winning fat ham.the Public was slated to celebrate The 18th iteration of The under The radar Festival from january 12 through 30, 2022, providing a platform for global artists to develop their works, build relationships, and explore touring opportunities. Despite robust covid-19 protocols, multiple disruptions necessitated The cancellation of The Festival, including artist and staff availability, artist and audience cancellations, major travel interruptions, and visa processing delays. The decision to do so was both heartbreaking and necessary; we honored our commitment to our artists by compensating their efforts.

Joe's pubfounded in 1998, Joe's Pub is committed to reflecting The diverse community that it represents in its audiences and on its stage by programming a wide range of exceptional performances from artists across The fields of music, film, and dance, while keeping ticket prices at a minimum. In an average season, Joe's Pub presents approximately 700 shows for over 100,000 audience members, and since its opening has presented over 8,000 performances from an eclectic roster that includes top performers from broadway, cabaret, dance, world, singer-songwriter, jazz, country and indie genres, today's rising stars, and grammy award-winners.in The 2021-22 season, Joe's Pub welcomed back artists and audiences for in-person performances for The first time since march 2020. Beginning in fall 2021, nightly programming featured a mix of familiar and New faces such as justin vivian bond, bridget everett, toshi reagon, taylor mac, and vanguard residency alumna nona hendryx. In october 2021, The Pub welcomed The first ever habibi Festival, a week-long celebration of groundbreaking artists from throughout The middle east/north african regions. We also held three free outdoor events at The astor place plaza in partnership with village alliance: saturday night cabaret, a juneteenth celebration, and a performance by dakhabrakha.

Free Shakespeare in The parkfree Shakespeare in The park at The delacorte Theater in central park embodies The Public Theater's mission to offer The highest quality work to everyone, free of charge. Since its inception more than 6 million people have enjoyed performances by both emerging and world-renowned artists. Continuing a long-held tradition, all tickets for Shakespeare in The park are offered free of charge through a variety of distribution methods in all five boroughs designed to maximize accessibility. For patrons with hearing and vision impairments, The Public Theater offers a sign-interpreted, open-captioned and audio-described performance for each production. Following our 2022 production of merry wives, in which The Public came roaring back to full and vivid life after nearly two years of closures, we were proud to continue this celebration with two New productions for The 2022 season of free Shakespeare in The park season: richard iii, led by The incomparable danai gurira, and The acclaimed, joyful musical adaptation of as you like it from our Public works program that featured 75 community members onstage for every performance.

Community programs include:mobile unitpublic workspublic Shakespeare initiativeearly career working groups emerging writers group devised Theater working group Joe's Pub working groupnew York voicesartists-in-residence