Various locations

You can head to Central Park to see Shakespeare in the Park's Twelfth Night in August, courtesy of the Public Theater. First, though, the Public is taking Shakespeare to you as its Mobile Unit travels through all five boroughs with a stripped-down and musicalized version of Shakespeare's war-of-the-sexes comedy Much Ado About Nothing, in which sparks fly between a pair of witty enemies who clearly have the hots for each other. This accessible Latin-flavored version, which incorporates some Spanish, represents the third straight Mobile Unit collaboration between director Rebecca Martinez and songwriter Julian Mesri; Nathan M. Ramsey and Keren Lugo play the squabbling wits. The tour begins at Astor Place (May 29–31) and Bryant Park (June 3–8) before wending its way through the rest of the city; a full schedule is on the Public's website.

Hip to Hip Theatre Company swivels from park to park in Queens, with outings to Jersey City and Southampton, to perform its annual diptych of Shakespeare plays in rep. This summer's offerings are the talky tragedy Hamlet, where a ghost and a prince meet and everyone ends in mincemeat, and the magical romance The Tempest, in which an enisled sorcerer storms at the Neapolitan nobles who betrayed him. Consult Hip to Hip's website to see which production plays when and where.