Thursday, June 4, 2026

The 5th annual LUNGS Theater Festival takes place this weekend

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

The free performances start at 1 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday. (Note: The program is the same each day.) In total, there are five original one-act plays. 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 East River Park Amphitheater. In 2022, LUNGS continued this part of his legacy with the free Summer Theater Festival.

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