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The civic-minded Oskar Eustis is artistic director of this local institution dedicated to the work of new American playwrights but also known for its Shakespeare productions (Shakespeare in the Park). The building, an Astor Place landmark, has five stages, plays host to the annual Under the Radar festival, nurtures productions in its Lab series and is also home to the Joe’s Pub music venue.
Saheem Ali directs the New York premiere of James Ijames tragicomic riff on Hamlet, which transforms Shakespeare's mopey Dane into a queer Black college kid. The play just won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, so snap up tickets while you can. Marcel Spears plays the lead role, Juicy, with a supporting cast that comprises Nikki Crawford, Chris Herbie Holland, Billy Eugene Jones, Adrianna Mitchell, Calvin Leon Smith and Benja Kay Thomas.