Merry Wives
2h
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.
Cast
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
Jennifer Mogbock
Ensemble
Ebony Marshall-Oliver
Ensemble
Julian Rozzell Jr.
Shallow
Kyle Scatliffe
Mister Kwame Page
David Ryan Smith
Doctor Caius
Susan Kelechi Watson
Madam Nkechi Ford
Farai Malianga
Drummer
Crew
Saheem Ali
Director
David Horn
Director
Jocelyn Bioh
Adaptation
Gary Bradley
Editor
Mitch Owgang
Producer
Kate Murray
Casting
Jordan Thaler
Casting
Heidi Griffiths
Casting
Dede Ayite
Costume Design
Cookie Jordan
Hair Designer, Makeup Designer, Wig Designer
Palmer Hefferan
Sound Designer
Kai Harada
Sound Designer
Alan Adelman
Lighting Director
Jiyoun Chang
Lighting Design
Michael Thurber
Original Music Composer
Beowulf Boritt
Set Designer
Darrell Grand Moultrie
Choreographer
Rocío Mendez
Fight Choreographer
William Shakespeare
Theatre Play
Recommendations
view all
The Mouse That Roared
Tromeo & Juliet
The Band Wagon
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
If Beale Street Could Talk
Paddington
Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic
West Side Story
Code 3
Shakespeare in Love
A Different Man
Hollywood or Bust
Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer
Summer of Sam
Author! Author!
Car Wash
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
How to Be Single
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Caught Stealing