Theater
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A MOVING PLAY The New York Classical Theatre rounds out its summer season with “Scapin,” now entering its final weekend. The Moliere comedy, set in Italy, follows a scheming servant who tricks two fathers out of money reserved for their respective sons. In this production, the actors (with the audience in tow) move physically from scene to scene, crossing Central Park between 103rd Street and the lake, using trees, rocks, and benches as scenery. Comfortable shoes are recommended. Through Sunday, 7 p.m., Central Park, 103rd Street and Central Park West, 212-252-4531, free.
A THOUSAND SHIPS Anna Chlumsky, best known for her lead role in the weepy 1991 film “My Girl,” stars as Iphigenia in a revival of Euripedes’ “Iphigenia at Aulis.” The classic Greek tragedy recounts the beginnings of the Trojan War, when King Agamemnon considered sacrificing his eldest daughter, Iphigenia, to appease the goddess Artemis. Greg Taubman directs the Time-Space Theatre Company production. Tomorrow though Sunday, tomorrow and Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m., the Red Room, 85 E. 4th St. at Second Avenue, third floor, 212-777-6088, $15 general, $12 seniors and students.
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