by Hip to Hip Theatre Company
Photo: hiptohip.org
Hip to Hip tours free Shakespeare to about ten parks around Queens each summer, and before every show runs Kids & the Classics, a free 30-minute workshop where kids 4-12 play theater games and meet the characters. The 2026 season featured As You Like It and Macbeth.
Summer tour late July-late August; workshop 30 minutes before each show
Free performances and kids workshop
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Ages 4–12.
Free performances and kids workshop
Summer tour late July-late August; workshop 30 minutes before each show
Various parks across Queens, in Various Queens parks, Queens.
No. Hip to Hip Theatre Kids & the Classics is outdoors, so plan for weather, sunscreen and water.
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