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THE PUBLIC THEATER AND INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE PRESENT PUBLIC FORUM AT THE DELACORTE WELCOME HOME: A CELEBRATION OF WORLD REFUGEE DAY MONDAY, JUNE 20 2016 One-Night-Only Free Event to Feature Performances and Readings by K’naan, Michael Cerveris, F. Murray Abraham, Hoon Lee, David Henry Hwang, Kwame Kwei-Armah, and More U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson To Lead Naturalization Ceremony for New Citizens On Stage The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar

THE PUBLIC THEATER ANNOUNCES NEW YORK PREMIERE OF JOHN LEGUIZAMO: LATIN HISTORY FOR DUMMIES FOR 2016-2017 SEASON March 8, 2016 – The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) announced today that it will present the New York premiere of JOHN LEGUIZAMO: LATIN HISTORY FOR DUMMIES as part of The Public’s 2016-17 season. Directed by Tony Taccone, this fiercely funny, satirical one-man show created and performed by John Leguizamo was

The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) announced complete casting today for the new musical SOUTHERN COMFORT that tells the true story of a group of transgender friends living life on their own terms in the back hills of rural Georgia. Directed by Thomas Caruso and based on the film by Kate Davis, SOUTHERN COMFORT features book and lyrics by Dan Collins and music by Julianne Wick Davis, and was conceived for the stage by

THE PUBLIC THEATER ANNOUNCES THREE NEW COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO JOIN PUBLIC WORKS 2016 NATIONAL AFFILIATES ALSO ANNOUNCED WITH DALLAS THEATER CENTER IN ASSOCIATION WITH SMU MEADOWS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, SEATTLE REPERTORY THEATRE, MOSAIC YOUTH THEATRE OF DETROIT Kwame Kwei-Armah & Shaina Taub To Conceive and Compose Next Public Works Pageant at The Delacorte Directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) ann