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Merry Wives (2022)
Experience Shakespeare’s comedic masterpiece from the Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park. Set in South Harlem, the play tells the story of the trickster Falstaff and the wily wives who outwit him in a celebration of Black joy, laughter and vitality.
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Experience Shakespeare’s comedic masterpiece from the Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park. Set in South Harlem, the play tells the story of the trickster Falstaff and the wily wives who outwit him in a celebration of Black joy, laughter and vitality.
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In Theaters:5/20/2022
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Runtime:120 minutes
Studio:The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Patrick Willingham, Executive Director), Great Performances, The WNET Group, THIRTEEN
Cast
David Horn, Saheem Ali
Director
Abena
Anne Page
Gbenga Akinnagbe
Mister Nduka Ford
Pascale Armand
Madam Ekua Page
MaYaa Boateng
Fenton/Simple
Phillip James Brannon
Pastor Evans
Brandon E. Burton
Ensemble
Joshua Echebiri
Slender/Pistol
Angela Grovey
Mama Quickly
Branden Lindsay
Ensemble
Jarvis D. Matthews
Ensemble
Jacob Ming-Trent
Falstaff
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