Merry Wives

Theatre

Name:	Delacorte Theater
Address:	81 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024

Production Information

First performance date:	July 6, 2021
Opening date:	August 9, 2021
Closing date:	September 18, 2021
External Links:	Official Website

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Production Description

Set in South Harlem, amidst a vibrant and eclectic community of West African immigrants, MERRY WIVES is a New York story about tricks of the heart, performed in the heart of the City—Central Park’s magical Delacorte Theater. A raucous spinoff featuring the Bard’s most beloved comic characters, this hilarious farce tells the story of the trickster Falstaff and the wily wives who outwit him in a new celebration of Black joy, laughter, and vitality.

Opening Night Credits

Production Credits

	Person/Company	Credit
	The Public Theater	Producer

	William Shakespeare	Playwright
	Jocelyn Bioh	Adaptation
	Michael Thurber	Original Music

	Saheem Ali	Director

	Darrell Grand Moultrie	Choreographer
	Rocío Mendez	Fight Director

	Beowulf Boritt	Set Designer
	Dede M. Ayite	Costume Designer
	Jiyoun (Jiji) Chang	Lighting Designer
	Kai Harada	Co-Sound Designer
	Palmer Hefferan	Co-Sound Designer
	Cookie Jordan	Wig, Hair & Make-Up
	Jessica Paz	Sound System Design

	Boneau/Bryan-Brown	Press Representative

	Benjamin E. C. Pfister	Stage Manager
	Narda Alcorn	Production Stage Manager

Cast

	Actor	Role
	Abena	Anne Page
	Shola Adewusi	Mama Quickly
	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
	Branden Lindsay	Ensemble
	Ebony Marshall-Oliver	Ensemble
	Jarvis D. Matthews	Ensemble
	Jacob Ming-Trent	Falstaff
	Jennifer Mogbock	Ensemble
	Julian Rozzell	Shallow
	Kyle Scatliffe	Mister Kwame Page
	David Ryan Smith	Doctor Caius
	Susan Kelechi Watson	Madam Nkechi Ford

Awards

		Award	Person / Company	Function
1	WON	2022 Obie Award, Sustained Excellence in Directing	Saheem Ali	Director
2	NOMINATED	2022 Antonyo Award, Best Featured Actor in a Play Off-Broadway	Abena	Actor
3	NOMINATED	2022 Antonyo Award, Best Director	Saheem Ali	Director
4	NOMINATED	2022 Antonyo Award, Best Costumes	Dede M. Ayite	Costume Designer
5	NOMINATED	2022 Antonyo Award, Best Actor in a Play Off-Broadway	Susan Kelechi Watson	Actor
6	NOMINATED	2022 Antonyo Award, Best Actor in a Play Off-Broadway	Jacob Ming-Trent	Actor
7	NOMINATED	2022 Antonyo Award, Best Revival	The Public Theater	Producer