Watch 'Macbeth' Free On A Park Slope Street

PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — Park Slope theater-philes will have five upcoming chances to see Shakespeare's Macbeth for free, including once in the middle of Fifth Avenue, with food and booze in hand.

South Brooklyn Shakespeare is doing five performances of the Bard's classic. Four of those will take place August 2 through 5, outside of the Old Stone House in Washington Park.

And the first will be Saturday, July 29 at 6:30 p.m., as part of the second "Fifth Avenue Summer Stroll" of the year on Fifth Avenue at 18th Street.

Summer Strolls are put on by the Park Slope Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District and the city's Department of Transportation. The second one of the summer takes place Saturday with the Macbeth performance as the centerpiece.

Park Slopers can bring chairs and blankets to set up in the street, and local restaurants will be service food and drink in the street.

"Macbeth seems a perfect fit, you have the supernatural, big fights, blood and all the darkness that leads eventually to Macbeth's fall," Paul Molnar or South Brooklyn Shakespeare said in a statement. "Going dark this year has really made us have to explore the humanity and journey that 'vaulting ambition' can lead to. When seen through our modern lens, the lessons taught in Macbeth can powerfully resonate with our audiences."

The other performances, from August 2 through 5, start at 8 p.m. in front of the Old Stone House.

Image from Summer Stroll 2016, courtesy Park Slope Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District