Jacob Ming-Trent’s Shakespeare is stronger than his backstory

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Jacob Ming-Trent brought a youthful energy to Falstaff in the Public Theater’s 2021 Shakespeare in the Park production of Jocelyn Bioh’s “Merry Wives.” Set in Harlem among West African immigrants, Bioh’s version made Shakespeare’s comedy feel right at home in the neighborhood. Ming-Trent’s Falstaff was loud, shameless and funny, but also oddly likable. “Merry Wives”... Read More

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