Theater has returned to Long Island this summer, where you can see Shakespeare as you like it in several outdoor productions. Eastline Theatre performs "Romeo and Juliet" at Gerry Park in Roslyn, while South Shore Theatre Experience rehearses "Julius Caesar" in Bay Shore. 


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