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Reopening Night (2021)
Directed by Rudy Valdez
Overview
This documentary follows the cast, crew and staff of the world-famous Public Theater as they prepare to mount an all-black adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Merry Wives,” at the open-air Delacorte Theater in New York City. Contending with the ever-present threat of COVID-19 and one of the rainiest Julys on record, the production marks the return of live theatre following more than a year of closures in the city.
Rated PG-13 | Length 85 minutes
Actors
Jeremy Adams | Shola Adewusi | Saheem Ali | Gbenga Akinnagbe | Narda E. Alcorn | Pascale Armand | Dede Ayite | Jocelyn Bioh | MaYaa Boateng | Beowulf Boritt | Phillip James Brannon | Brandon E. Burton | Chontol Calvin | Joshua Echebiri | Oskar Eustis | Abigail Jean-Baptiste | Branden Lindsay | Farai Malianga | Ebony Marshall-Oliver | Jarvis D. Matthews | Luke McDonough | Abena Mensah-Bonsu | Jacob Ming-Trent | Jennifer Mogbock | Darrell Grand Moultrie | Julian Rozzell Jr. | Kyle Scatliffe | David Ryan Smith | Susan Kelechi Watson | Angela Grovey