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Inwood Hill Park Penninsula
Entrances at 218th Street
& Indian Road, NYC
And at Isham Street & Seaman Avenue
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Directions:
BUS
- Bus: Bx7, Bx20
and M100 to 207th Street Entrance 218th Street & Indian
Road
The “A” Train
- Take the A train to it's terminus at 207th street.
Exit the station at the North exit.
- Come above ground at the intersection of Isham Street
and Broadway. An easy landmark is the Church of the Good
Shepherd on the corner.
- Proceed west on Isham street to it's terminus at Seaman
avenue.
- Cross to the Park side of Seaman Avenue.
Proceed north to 214th Street.
- Take a left and proceed down the hill. This street becomes
Indian Road.
- Proceed to the terminus of Indian Road at 218th Street.
- Entrance to the park is to the left. Follow the road straight
back, cross the bridge, pass the Ecology center on your
left.
- Performance area is on the lawn directly ahead.
The “#1” Train
- Take the #1 train to 215th Street.
- Exit the station walk West on 215th Street to it’s
terminus at Broadway.
- Walk north to 218th Street turn left.
- Proceed to it’s terminus which is the entrance
to Inwood Hill Park.
- Enter the park. Follow the road straight back, cross the
bridge, pass the Ecology center on your left
- Performance area is on the lawn directly ahead.
CAR
Entrance to Inwood Hill Park is
218 and Indian Road or Isham Street & Seaman Avenue
- Northbound – Henry
Hudson Parkway (9A) from downtown Manhattan or GW Bridge:
- Take the Dyckman Street Exit
- Turn Left at Broadway (2nd light)
- Go to north 218th Street take Left
- Proceed west until you reach Inwood Hill Park
- From Fordham Road/207th
Street Bridge:
- Take 207th Street to Seaman Avenue
- Take Right to 218th Street
- Take Left to Inwood Hill Park
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9th Annual
Season of Free Theatre in Inwood Hill Park featuring:
Romeo & Juliet
12 Performance dates:
Wednesdays through Saturdays
June 4 - June 21 at 7:30 pm
In Inwood Hill Park Peninsula
ISF kicks off its first production with, ROMEO & JULIET,
Directed by Ted Minos.
Fight
choreography by Ray A. Rodriguez, Costumes by Catherine Bruce. Music by Luke St. Francis.
Children taught hate, teach love. The most remembered star-crossed lovers in the firmament! |
THE CURSE OF CAPISTRANO – EL ZORRO!,
12 Performance dates:
Wednesdays through Saturdays,
July 16 through August 2.
adapted and
directed by Ted Minos from Johnston McCulley’s novella. Fight choreography by Ray A.
Rodriguez, Costumes by Catherine Bruce. Music by Luke St. Francis. A classic tale of
adventure. 1820 California, government oppression meets its nemesis in the guise of El Zorro,
the people’s hero. But the people begin to question; should not the hero be themselves?
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Free Opera in the Park
La BOHÉME
2 Performance dates:
Thursday June 26th and Saturday June 28th at 7:30 pm
will be conducted by Maestro
Steven M. Crawford. Mr. Crawford has conducted nine years with the Metropolitan Opera and
also with many companies in the U.S.; working with some of the finest singers in the operatic
field!
This inaugural season of free opera will be
directed by E. Randahl Hoey whose credits include more than 70 theatre and opera productions
throughout the United States, Canada and Europe.
Inwood Hill Park
Peninsula. |
For Kids
HE UNHAPPY AARDVARK,
words and music by Paul Harris,
THE LION & THE MOUSE,
words by A. J. Wood, music by
Clark McAlister;
THE BASSOONIST OF HAMELIN,
music and adaptation of the story by
John Falcone and Other Selections, performed by the Metropolitan Soloists Wind Ensemble.
1 Performance dates:
Monday, June 9th at 7:00 pm
Taking place at:
Isham
Park, Inwood. Entrances at Broadway & Isham and Park Terrace West & Isham Street, 1 block
west of Broadway. Take the A train to 207th |
FREE THEATRE IN INWOOD HILL PARK PENINSULA
INWOOD SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL (ISF),
with support from the City of New York Parks and Recreation, will
launch its ninth annual season of free outdoor theatre in Inwood
Hill Park.
All performances are wheelchair accessible, free of charge and begin at 7:30 p.m.at Inwood Hill
Park Peninsula. Entrances to the park are at 218th Street and Indian Road and also Isham Street
and Seaman Avenue, in northernmost Manhattan. Bring Your Own Blanket (or backrest).
FREE OF CHARGE
Dates subject to change or cancellation due to weather conditions
- confirm on day of performance / call: 917-918-0394
| Group Photo from
the participants of Henry V from a previous year |
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