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New York Classical Theatre creates and reinvigorates audiences for the theatre by presenting free productions of popular and forgotten classical plays in public spaces throughout New York City. We are also committed to developing and producing new plays by living playwrights that enrich and expand our understanding of what defines a classic.

"This is the way Shakespeare wrote his plays to be seen."
- The Huffington Post

"It’s a wonderful way to see how a company can claim Shakespeare for new audiences and rekindle it for the more familiar, one beguiled city dweller at a time."
- The Washington Post

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"It’s a wonderful way to see how a company can claim Shakespeare for new audiences and rekindle it for the more familiar, one beguiled city dweller at a time."- The Washington Post

"This is the way Shakespeare wrote his plays to be seen."
- The Huffington Post

"It’s a wonderful way to see how a company can claim Shakespeare for new audiences and rekindle it for the more familiar, one beguiled city dweller at a time."
- The Washington Post