Source: Demelza Leffert, Hip to Hop Theatre Company

Moving from park to park around New York City, Hip to Hip Theatre Company brings Shakespeare to New Yorkers across the five boroughs.

According to the Hip to Hip Theatre Company's website, its mission "is dedicated to stimulating and developing interest in the theatre arts in underserved communities by providing free, family-friendly, professional productions of popular classics, and free theatre workshops for children, in public spaces."

Established in 2007, the company has grown significantly in the last fourteen years. The name, Hip to Hip, is for two reasons:

• First, "the phrase “hip to hip” is lifted right out of Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors and shows our commitment to the plays of Shakespeare;"
• Second, "the phrase captures the uniquely collaborative nature of the theatre arts, where a group of artists must stand “hip to hip” to create a unified production."

Previous productions include:

Troilus and Cressida (Winter 2020)

A Midsummer Night's Dream (2019)

Richard III (2019)

Henry IV, Part 2 (2018)

All's Well That Ends Well (2018)

Henry IV, Part 1 (2017)

Measure for Measure (2017)

Summer 2021 @ Crocheron Park

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Directed by: S.C. Lucier

Featuring: Leah Alfieri, Cal Castaneda, Kendall Devin Bell, Katie Fanning*, Dalton Gorden, Rebecca Wei Hsieh, Kurt Kingsley*, Tristan Land, Axel Marr, Bree Marr, Joy Marr*, Josh Miccio, Austin Nguyen, Anuj Parikh, Sophia Parola, Patrick Singer and Colin Wulff*.

Source: Hip to Hip Theatre Company

Richard III

Directed by: David Mold

Featuring: Leah Alfieri, Cal Castaneda, Kendall Devin Bell, Katie Fanning*, Dalton Gorden, Rebecca Wei Hsieh, Kurt Kingsley*, Tristan Land, Axel Marr, Bree Marr, Jason Marr*, Joy Marr*, Josh Miccio, Austin Nguyen, Anuj Parikh, Sophia Parola, Patrick Singer and Colin Wulff*

Source: Hip to Hip Theatre Company

Tradition of Theatre in NYC Parks

NYC Parks have been used as a stage for over a century. We are happy to promote and continue this tradition in Crocheron Park. For more information on the history of theatre in the park, visit NYC Parks.