Thursday, June 12, 2025

The 4th annual LUNGS Theater Festival takes place this weekend

The fourth annual LUNGS (Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens) Theater Festival is this weekend — weather permitting — at the 6th Street and Avenue B Garden. 

The free performances start at noon on both Saturday and Sunday. (Note: The program is the same each day.) For a detailed preview, visit the LUNGS website here

Joseph Papp began the outdoor theater tradition on the Lower East Side in 1956 when he introduced "Shakespeare in the Park" in the (now-demolished but being rebuilt) East River Park Amphitheater.

In 2022, LUNGS continued this part of his legacy with the free Summer Theater Festival.

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