JOSEPH PAPP FREE PERFORMANCE

Continuing The Public Theater's mission to make theater accessible to all, free tickets will be distributed to select performances and shows during the Astor Place season. 

THE OTHER AMERICANS: Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 7:30PM

OH HAPPY DAY!: Friday, October 3, 2025 at 7PM

Did You Eat? (밥 먹었니?): Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 7:30PM

THE SEAT OF OUR PANTS: Friday, October 24, 2025 at 7PM

INITIATIVE: Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 6:30PM

TODAYTIX FREE LOTTERY FOR JOE PAPP FREE PERFORMANCES

Free general and wheelchair-accessible seating tickets will be available via the TodayTix free Lottery offered through the TodayTix App Android | Apple. The Lottery will open for entries one week before the performance and close at 12PM the day before the performance. Winners will be notified by email and push notification anytime from 12PM to 4PM, and if selected, winners will have one 1 hour to claim their tickets. TodayTix will share ticket pick-up instructions with winners once they have officially claimed their tickets. 

IN-PERSON LOTTERY AT THE PUBLIC

There will be no in-person lottery for the Fall 2025 productions.

IN-PERSON STANDBY FOR JOE PAPP FREE PERFORMANCES

• Following the conclusion of the TodayTix Free Lottery, free tickets may become available on the day of the scheduled performance starting at 4PM through the scheduled curtain at The Taub Box Office at The Public Theater.
• Beginning at 4PM for Joe Papp Free Performances, our Box Office agents will add your name to our digital standby upon arrival. You may request 1 or 2 tickets. We will keep your spot on our digital line and contact you by SMS | text message, or pager if and when tickets become available.
• After visiting our Box Office and joining our digital line, you must be within a 5-minute walk of The Public if you were to opt-in to be contacted by SMS | or text message and must stay within the lobby of The Public if you choose to use one of our pagers. All line members must be in or return to the lobby thirty minutes before the scheduled curtain to ensure the timely distribution of tickets available at the last minute.
• Tickets will be distributed through the curtain as supplies last, and tickets are not guaranteed to all who join standby.
• You must have a Public Theater Account to join standby and receive tickets; visit publictheater.org/register to confirm your account or create a new one before arriving at The Public.
• We discourage anyone from forming a standby line in the lobby prior to 4PM for Joe Papp Free Performances. The Public Theater staff will not monitor a line before 4PM.
• We will do our best to assist with requests for accommodation from people with disabilities, but tickets received on standby are the best available at their time of release and accessible seats cannot be guaranteed on standby.
• Our standby line may be closed for any reason and at any time by management.

* Dates and times are subject to change