"Ask About Shakespeare in the Park"

So for some reason, the NYTimes.com has set aside space for a public Q & A with Mara Manus, the Exec. Director of the public, all about the Delacorte. (Part of their "City Room" metro feature.) Does NYT deem it that newsworthy? Or just an innovative way to plug Midsummer Night's Dream.

Appropriately, first question is:

Someone just told me that you can purchase a ticket for Shakespeare in the Park in advance, but I was always under the impression that it is totally free. What’s up with that?

Indeed.

I see the questions in the comments section at the bottom of the screen. But where are the answers? Stay tuned, I guess.