Arts & Entertainment
Queens Shakespeare On The Beach: Fear Not Sharks
Soothe away your shark worries with five nights of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" on Rockaway Beach starting Wednesday.
QUEENS, NY — Exit, pursued by a shark.
New Yorkers took that Shakespearean direction last week and fled Rockaway Beach's waters after the city's first recorded shark attack in 70 years.
But fear not sharks this week as five free nights of Shakespeare On The Beach kick off Wednesday from the safe confines of Beach 94th Street Plaza Amphitheater.
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"The bard comes to the beach with a performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream!" a city parks department announcement states.
"A Midsummer Night's Dream," one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies, centers around a group of lovers, an acting troupe and the fairies who mischievously manipulate them.
Find out what's happening in Queensfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The five-night performances will run till Sunday and go from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. each night.
Call it a Sharkspeare festival.
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