The Public's 'The Comedy of Errors' Offers Free Theater

All Of It with Alison Stewart | May 31, 2023

For the past month, The Public Theater's Mobile Unit has been performing a modern adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors" in community spaces around New York City, from parks, to correctional facilities, to community centers. The show, a bilingual and musical adaptation set in the streets New York, is now running at The Public, and all tickets are free. Director Rebecca Martínez and composer Julián Mesri join to discuss their modern retelling and the importance of accessible theater. "The Comedy of Errors" is showing through June 11.

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