7. The Tempest At Harlem’s Richard Rodgers Amphitheater
The Classical Theatre of Harlem puts an interesting cultural twist on the Shakespearean classic, The Tempest. The production sets Prospero’s fabled lost island on Hispaniola, home to the Dominican Republic and Haiti, speaking to some very real and modern interpretations of freedom and captivity, the play’s central themes and sources of conflict. The 4th of July show of the production’s July run at the Richard Rodgers Amphitheater at Harlem’s Marcus Garvey Park is technically the preview, free to all and preceded by a Jazzmobile concert at 7. Curtain call is at 8. Find more information here.