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I waited in line for hours in Central Park for tickets to Shakespeare, so I could share my experience with you. I hope my experience will be helpful to you!
1. Plan for the weather.
You’ll be sitting outside for several hours waiting for tickets. If it’s going to be a sunny day, bring sun cream and water. If you think it might rain, bring your umbrella or raincoat. If the day promises to be unseasonably cool, you’ll be happy you’ve brought a sweater or jacket along.
2. Keep yourself entertained.
Bring an iPad, a good book, some magazines or even some work along with you to pass the time. You’ll be in line for about 3-4 hours, and you’ll be glad to have a crossword puzzle or other games to kill the time once the people-watching starts to get boring.
3. Know the basics.
Free tickets are being given out for the same day’s performance and they are not changeable. That means if it rains, you’re out of luck. That also means that you have to wait for tickets in the morning and attend the evening’s performance the same night (Doors open around 8 p.m. for the 8:30 p.m. show.).
4. Feeling fortunate? Enter the online ticket lottery(抽签获票).
If you don’t want to spend several hours waiting in line for tickets, you can try your luck on the Internet. Once you set up your account, you can enter the online ticket lottery between midnight and noon. You’ll get an email message around noon if you’ve gotten tickets, and you can pick up your tickets at the Delacorte Theater between 5:30 pm and 7:30 pm.
1. Why is a crossword puzzle suggested by the author?
A. To cool you down on a sunny day.
B. To give you something to read.
C. To entertain you while you are waiting.
D. To make iPad games amusing .
2. Which of the following is NOT allowed?
A. Being seated for the evening show at 8:20 p.m.
B. Changing your free tickets for another day.
C. Getting free tickets in the rain.
D. Trying your luck to get free tickets on the Internet.
3. What is the author’s main purpose in writing the passage?
A. To give us some tips on buying online tickets.
B. To make sure you are entertained while you are in line.
C. To call on us to read more books about Shakespeare.
D. To give practical advice about getting tickets.
