Gala 2021

PUBLIC THEATER ANNUAL GALA

Welcome to the final performance of the 2021 Free Shakespeare in the Park production of MERRY WIVES. For its 11-week run, MERRY WIVES is ushering the return of live theater to New York City. We hope you will be there to celebrate this milestone with us.  

Monday, September 20
6:00PM ET Dinner
8:00PM ET Performance
The Delacorte Theater in Central Park

MERRY WIVES
By William Shakespeare
Adapted by Jocelyn Bioh
Directed by Saheem Ali

CHAIRED BY
The Public Theater Board of Trustees 

HONOREE
We will honor Public Theater Founder and former Artistic Director, Joe Papp, who would have celebrated his 100th birthday this past June. Throughout his 35-year career, Joe Papp brought over 350 musicals and plays to the stage. He envisioned and fostered a theater of, by, and for all people through visionary programming like the Mobile Unit, Free Shakespeare in the Park, and musicals and plays at the flagship stages on Astor Place. Thanks to Papp's enduring legacy, The Public Theater has welcomed millions of audience members from all over the world.

COMMUNITY HONOREE
We will also honor Public Theater Community Member Vivian Jett Brown with an inaugural Annual Community Leadership Award. Ms. Vivian Jett Brown has dedicated her life in service of bringing ambitious programming to New Yorkers for over 40 years. As Recreation Director of the Brownsville Recreation Center, she creates a welcoming space, where people of all ages find community, learning, and joy in their lives. She is a vital community partner leader for The Public Theater's Mobile Unit and Public Works programs as well as an accomplished performer. Her beautiful singing voice has been featured in all eight Public Works productions, as well as in the Public Works documentary UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE.

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