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See Also: New York Shakespeare Festival Each summer, the Joseph Papp Public Theater presents a series, generally of two productions with two-week runs at the Delacorte, in recent years always including at least one work by William Shakespeare . These are presented free to the public: two tickets per individual are distributed at one p.m. of each performance day on a first-come, first-served basis, although subscribers to the Public Theater may purchase tickets. The line normally begins to form at dawn. The productions often feature distinguished Actor s; when this is the case, most famously for a production of Anton Chekhov 's '' The Seagull '' in 2001 which starred Meryl Streep , Kevin Kline , Natalie Portman , and John Goodman , lines at The Public can be enormous, with New Yorkers camping out along the path leading to the box office the night before. Most recently a production of '' Mother Courage And Her Children '' played at the Delacorte Theater with a cast featuring Meryl Streep , Kevin Kline , and Austin Pendleton . The play by Bertolt Brecht received a new translation by Tony Kushner , music by Jeanine Tesori and direction from George C. Wolfe . Once again, New Yorkers camped out for the chance to get tickets. Some productions are presented without " Star s"; the Public is known for casting both seasoned talent and for providing exposure for up and coming actors, who have included Morgan Freeman , Denzel Washington , Christopher Walken , Marcia Gay Harden , Philip Seymour Hoffman , Patrick Stewart , Jeff Goldblum and Billy Crudup , not to mention dozens of directors and designers. The theater is named in honor of George T. Delacorte Jr. , who donated money for its establishment, after several seasons presented by Papp's Shakespeare Workshop (founded in 1954) had been touring New York's boroughs on temporary staging and had proved the venture. Papp had started seeking funds in 1958 for a permanent outdoor amphitheater in Central Park, under the aegis of Helen Hayes but opposed from the outset by Robert Moses . The 2007 season productions are '' Romeo And Juliet '', directed by Michael Greif, who directed '' Rent '', and '' A Midsummer Night's Dream '' featuring Jon Hill and Mallory Portnoy. Current season details SEE ALSO NOTES EXTERNAL LINKS
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