Shakespeare in a park

This weekend and next, evening performances of King Lear are being put on in JJ Byrne Park (4th St. & Fifth Ave.). It’s free and uncrowded. Unlike Central Park, you can show up at the last minute, plop down a blanket, open the picnic basket, and enjoy the show. The actors aren’t movie stars, and there can be occasional playground noise seeping in, but there’s something to be said for convenience.