Molière in the Park’s Board President Kaliswa Brewster says, “We are honored to continue bringing free theater to Brooklyn’s backyard, Prospect Park. In a world that so often breaks our hearts—with headlines filled with division, violence and fear—we believe that joy is essential to keeping hope alive, and that laughter is not just welcome, but necessary. At Molière in the Park, we center our work around comedy and classical texts because they offer just enough distance to examine complex truths with clarity and care. Through humor, we can look at systems of power, identity, health and injustice—and at each other—with fresh eyes. Molière used comedy to critique the hypocrisies of his time, holding a mirror to society with biting wit and radical insight. We strive to carry that legacy forward. We can laugh and have “aha” moments at the same time. And that shared laughter creates space for empathy, reflection and sometimes even transformation. We strive to open hearts—to break them wide open, not with pain, but with recognition and connection. Brooklyn is a microcosm of the world: layered, vibrant and complex. Since our inception in 2019, we’ve offered a space where people from all walks of life can sit shoulder to shoulder, breathe the same air and share a story. Live theater—in a public park and free to all—is a radical act of unity. When we laugh, think, cry together with a wide variety of people who are not like us, we remember our shared humanity. And when we honor our shared humanity, we create endless paths and possibilities to heal the world.”