Every summer thousands of New Yorkers make their way to Central Park for one of the city’s most cherished traditions: Shakespeare in the Park. Since 1962, the Public Theater has staged free productions at the Delacorte Theater, believing that world-class theater should be accessible to everyone. This summer’s production, The Winter’s Tale, is directed by the Tony Award-winning director Daniel Sullivan and choreographed by Mimi Lieber. Shakespeare’s late romance follows King Leontes of Sicilia, whose jealousy leads him to accuse his pregnant wife of infidelity, setting in motion a story of loss and redemption. Their abandoned daughter, Perdita, is raised by a shepherd in Bohemia and falls in love with a prince traveling in disguise. The production is free but the tickets aren’t easy to come by. People start lining up outside the Delacorte before sunrise, folding chairs and coffee in hand, and wait until noon for the box office to start handing out the goods. —Clara Scholl