I have never enjoyed Shakespeare plays done in a modern setting. It’s distracting from the amazing characters and language.
Mercat: Well said. Shakespeare is best done in the amazing language in which it was written because there is a beautiful flow of words for which one needs a little education to appreciate it.
Central Park in NYC isn’t the place for much of that, not any more.
{The last Shakespearean play I saw was a powerful production of “Othello” starring Avery Brooks, aka Commander Sisko of Star Trek: “Deep Space Nine”. Will never forget his performance].