Dozens of Festival Plays Worth Traveling to This Summer

In and Around New York
Just off Manhattan, a full-to-bursting open-air season is already underway at Little Island (through Sept. 28), a park in the Hudson River that looks from afar as if it was built atop a giant's stash of stiletto heels. Highlights include Kate Tarker and Dan Schlosberg's 'The Counterfeit Opera: A Beggar's Opera for a Grifter's City' (through June 15); Sarah Gancher's bluegrass re-envisioning of 'Eugene Onegin,' directed by Rachel Chavkin (July 30-31); and 'The Tune Up,' a music-filled evening of new work by Suzan-Lori Parks (July 30-Aug. 3).
And at the newly renovated Delacorte Theater in Central Park, Shakespeare in the Park makes a glittery return with Saheem Ali's production of 'Twelfth Night' (Aug. 7-Sept. 14), starring Lupita Nyong'o as Viola, Sandra Oh as Olivia, Peter Dinklage as Malvolio, Daphne Rubin-Vega as Maria and Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Andrew Aguecheek.
Amid the hive of theater development that is Poughkeepsie in summertime, New York Stage and Film's dozen public performances at Marist College (July 11-Aug. 3) include new works by Donja R. Love, Carly Mensch, Hansol Jung, Kirsten Greenidge and John Patrick Shanley, while a reading of Drew Gasparini and Alex Brightman's musical 'It's Kind of a Funny Story' is part of the Powerhouse Theater season (June 20-July 27) at nearby Vassar College. In Garrison, under the tent at the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, 'The Comedy of Errors' (June 6-Aug. 2) plays in rep with Thornton Wilder's 'The Matchmaker' (June 8-Aug. 3), followed by Dave Malloy's chamber musical 'Octet' (Aug. 11-Sept. 7).
The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, about an hour north of Philadelphia, takes an expansive approach to the Bard. You can see 'Hamlet' (July 9-Aug. 3) and its Tom Stoppard spinoff, 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead' (July 17-Aug. 2). Iambic pentameter not your jam? You can also catch the musical 'The Producers' (June 11-29) or the Lorraine Hansberry play 'A Raisin in the Sun' (June 25-July 13). Now that's range.
Northeast
Western Massachusetts is a travel destination for the Berkshires' hilly beauty and for the summer seasons of its established theaters, including Barrington Stage Company (June 3-Oct. 12), in downtown Pittsfield; Shakespeare & Company (June 19-Oct. 12), in bucolic Lenox; and Berkshire Theater Group (through Oct. 26), in both Pittsfield and Stockbridge.
Want all of The Times? Subscribe.

Try Our AI Features

Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:

Learn with AIFact CheckingText to SpeechAI Summary

Related Articles

Yahoo

24 minutes ago

• Yahoo

BBC Content Supremo Latest: Banijay UK Boss Patrick Holland Out, Kate Phillips Person To Beat

EXCLUSIVE: We have more on the race to replace Charlotte Moore as the BBC's content supremo. After revealing earlier this month that there were three top contenders for the most powerful creative job in British television, audio, and streaming, Deadline hears one of the trio is now not in the running. More from Deadline BBC Unveils 10-Strong Comedy Slate Featuring Diane Morgan, Michael Palin, Mackenzie Crook, Lenny Rush, Rob Brydon, & Guz Khan BBC's Annual Julia Donaldson Christmas Animation Will Be 'The Scarecrows' Wedding'; Rob Brydon, Jessie Buckley & Domhnall Glesson In Voice Cast BBC Drama 'Mr Loverman' Lands U.S. Home At BritBox Industry sources and BBC insiders said Patrick Holland, Banijay UK's executive chairman, is staying put at the French production giant. Holland was considered to be the leading external candidate, even though he told colleagues that he was happy to remain at Banijay UK, where he has been since 2022. BBC sources speculated that salary has been a decisive factor for some external candidates, as the corporation struggles to compete with deep-pocketed commercial counterparts. Moore is paid £468,000 ($628,000). The Holland development, as well Netflix UK chief Anne Mensah ruling herself out, has cemented Kate Phillips' position as the candidate to beat. Phillips, the BBC's unscripted boss and interim chief content officer, has the support of many colleagues at the corporation, while a number of powerful producers are pulling for her to get the job. Sources said Phillips is skillfully caretaking in the content chief role as Moore prepares to leave the BBC's New Broadcasting House headquarters next week. BBC Studios Productions CEO Zai Bennett was thought to be the third strong contender for the job. Others linked include Tom McDonald, the New York-based executive vice president of Nat Geo, and Dan McGolpin, the director of iPlayer and channels. Others have ruled themselves out. This includes Jay Hunt, Apple TV+'s boss in Europe, and Channel 4's content supremo Ian Katz. Sources said Apple executive Alison Kirkham was considered, but is said to be happy in her current role. Liam Keelan, Disney's former EMEA originals chief, is not in the running. Headhunters Grace Blue and Ibison have helped steer the BBC recruitment process, with director general Tim Davie taking a personal interest. Moore is stepping down as chief content officer after four years to join Left Bank Pictures as CEO. She will also oversee international creative output for Sony Pictures Television. Best of Deadline Every 'The Voice' Winner Since Season 1, Including 9 Team Blake Champions Everything We Know About 'Jurassic World: Rebirth' So Far 'Nine Perfect Strangers' Season 2 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out?

Travel + Leisure

31 minutes ago

• Travel + Leisure

Major U.S. Airlines Are Selling Your Data to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security—What to Know

Most travelers have never heard of the Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC), but odds are their information has passed through this company, which is owned by eight major U.S. airlines. According to the ARC website, it is 'the world's largest, most comprehensive repository of global airline tickets.' This database was just sold to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)—a branch under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)—amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. The information includes passenger names, financial details, and passenger's flight itineraries, according to 404 Media. According to the Federal Procurement Data System, ARC signed a contract that gives U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) access to its Travel Intelligence Program (TIP) database through May 2028. An ARC representative said the TIP was 'created after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks to provide certain data … to law enforcement.' GovTribe, a software that tracks federal and state contracts, estimates that this contract is worth $776,750. Procurement documents obtained by The Lever and 404 Media state that ICE would be able to search this database using the names or credit card information of a 'traveler/target.' They will have access to 'full flight itineraries, passenger name records, and financial details, which are otherwise difficult or impossible to obtain.' Travel + Leisure reached out to the Department of Homeland Security, which referred questions to ICE. At the time of publication, ICE has not responded. 'I have never seen government access to ARC—or even ARC itself—mentioned in an airline privacy policy or a travel agency policy,' travel data privacy expert Edward Hasbrouck told The Lever. ARC is owned and operated by eight major airlines: Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Air Canada, Lufthansa, and Air France. According to its website, ARC's database represents 54 percent of all flights taken globally. This data is collected directly from airlines and through accredited travel agencies. T+L reached out to all eight airlines. Alaska Airlines pointed to the ARC for a comment; the other seven carriers did not respond to questions at the time of publication. 'It's shocking to a lot of Americans right now that they don't have the rights in travel that they thought they did,' Joshua McKenty, former chief cloud architect at NASA and founder of Polyguard, told T+L. McKenty advised that travelers, especially foreign nationals visiting the United States, buy their own flights. He also said that immigration lawyers and others involved in the refugee process should not purchase their clients' tickets. Otherwise, their data might become affiliated in the eyes of the DHS. This data purchase is happening in parallel to the Real ID mandate, the increase in facial recognition programs at airports, and other changes in travel data privacy. 'The scariest parts of the biometrics are what travelers don't notice or think about,' McKenty said. For those who are not U.S. citizens, there is no guarantee that photos taken at airports will be deleted. In fact, according to Customs and Border Protection documents, 'All biometrics of in-scope [noncitizen] travelers are transmitted to IDENT/HART as encounters and are retained for 75 years in support of immigration, border management, and law enforcement activities.' (HART stands for Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology, and it is a DHS biometric identity database.) Last month, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) raised concerns about HART and wrote a letter imploring Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to take the urgent steps necessary to mitigate privacy risks. A GAO report warns that 'HART could be used beyond its intended scope, leading to surveillance of law-abiding individuals and communities.' Privacy experts also raise concerns around the DHS's collection of immigrant data, including its storage of children's DNA in a criminal database. Privacy is a human right, enshrined by Article 12 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. However, McKenty warned that a traveler's right to privacy is changing with government policies and is quickly being aligned with the priorities of the administration. McKenty recommends that everyone traveling stay aware of their rights in travel, or lack thereof. 'The idea that we should violate everyone's privacy, so we can look for anything that we as a government think is suspicious is just wrong,' McKenty said. 'We have protections against that as a behavior in every other aspect of government overreach.'

Forbes

33 minutes ago

• Forbes

‘Ginny And Georgia' Finally Dethroned In Netflix's Top 10 List By A New Show

Ginny and Georgia Outside of a brief brush with the WWE, Ginny and Georgia has remained on top of Netflix's top 10 list for a full two weeks since it released on June 5. Fans waited years for it to return, and they were not going to miss its arrival at last. But now, at long last, Ginny and Georgia has fallen down Netflix's top 10 list, dethroned by not just one but two new shows. It's now in third, and second place is America's Sweethearts: The Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, the reality series following the auditions for the famed cheerleading team and their performances and drama behind the scenes. This is season 2, which my wife has already watched, and I'm struck by how little drama there is behind the scenes, as all the girls feel like best friends, for the most part. Top 10 The new number one show on Netflix is The Waterfront. Here's the synopsis: This very much reminds me of a previous Netflix series, Bloodlines, and then sprinkling in a bit of Ozark as well. I suppose, given that most people liked those shows, Netflix is trying to find another hit in that vein, as neither are airing anymore. I am interested in the series not because of its concept but because of its cast. First, it stars Holt McCallany, Netflix royalty as one of the two stars of Mindhunter. In giving interviews about The Waterfront, he made news that it was possible that Mindhunter may return for a third season in the form of three two-hour movies, which would essentially be six episodes, but it's all down to David Fincher. In another lead role is Melissa Benoist, who was the CW's Supergirl for multiple years, and she'll always have a special place in my heart for that, even as she's about to be replaced by Milly Alcock in the DCU (star of another big Netflix show in the past month, Sirens). I also know Humberly González, as she played the lead role in a recent video game, Star Wars Outlaws. Oh, and she's in 18 episodes of Ginny and Georgia, the show she just dethroned here alongside her cast. It remains to be seen how The Waterfront will perform. A top spot debut like this is a big deal. It has a 67% critic score, but that's only with six reviews in. There isn't enough data for an audience score yet, so we will wait and see. Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, Bluesky and Instagram. Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.