Want to see Shakespeare in the Park? Start Lining up at 3am—Or Earlier

The Delacorte Theater recently reopened after a two-year closure, and New Yorkers are anxious to get a seat to see Twelfth Night, this summer’s iteration of Shakespeare in the Park. The show has star power, featuring Peter Dinklage, Lupita Nyong’o, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Sandra Oh, prompting New Yorkers and tourists to line up at all hours of the morning for their chance at one of the hottest tickets in the city. 

As Katherine Weyback finds, the line has taken on a life of its own. Listen: 

 

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Katherine Weyback is a Master's student at Columbia Journalism School.