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Founded by Joseph Papp as the Shakespeare Workshop and now one of the nation's preeminent cultural institutions, The Public is an American theater in which all the country's voices, rhythms, and cultures converge. The Public Theater produces new plays, musicals, productions of Shakespeare, and other classics in its headquarters on Lafayette Street—the former Astor Library, which opened as The Public Theater in 1967 with the world premiere of the musical Hair —and at the Delacorte Theater, its permanent summertime home of free Shakespeare in the Park. The Public's newest performance space, Joe's Pub, has become an important venue for new work and intimate performances by musicians, spoken-word artists, and solo performers.

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