Shakespeare in the Park
![Joe Papp amid construction of the Delacorte Theater in 1961. (Photo Courtesy of The Public Theater)](https://gdb.voanews.com/51055D03-8584-4A85-A1AB-BAB65DFC055E_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Joe Papp amid construction of the Delacorte Theater in 1961. (Photo Courtesy of The Public Theater)
![The Delacorte Theater. (Photo: Joseph Moran)](https://gdb.voanews.com/16FE9B75-F600-47CA-8ED1-67AF2027BA24_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The Delacorte Theater. (Photo: Joseph Moran)
![Waiting in line for tickets is part of the Shakespeare in the Park experience. (Photo courtesy of The Public Theater)](https://gdb.voanews.com/412CD5CB-0FDA-4B7D-9DE8-7C957E8E1E1A_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Waiting in line for tickets is part of the Shakespeare in the Park experience. (Photo courtesy of The Public Theater)
![George C. Scott as Shylock in the 1962 Shakespeare in the Park production of The Merchant of Venice, the first production at the Delacorte Theater. (Photo: George E. Joseph/The New York Public Library)](https://gdb.voanews.com/8AF02EB2-B728-4EEC-8CF1-76B0D583845F_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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George C. Scott as Shylock in the 1962 Shakespeare in the Park production of The Merchant of Venice, the first production at the Delacorte Theater. (Photo: George E. Joseph/The New York Public Library)