Reopening Night

Reopening Night

85 mins | Documentary | Dec. 20, 2021

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.

Reopening Night

85 mins | Documentary | Dec. 20, 2021

Reopening Night
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.
Producers HBO Documentary Films
Original title Reopening Night
Directors Rudy Valdez
Writers

Cast

Jeremy Adams

as Self

Shola Adewusi

as Self

Saheem Ali

as Self

Narda E. Alcorn

as Self

Pascale Armand

as Self

Dede Ayite

as Self

Jocelyn Bioh

as Self

MaYaa Boateng

as Self

Beowulf Boritt

as Self

Chontol Calvin

as Self

Joshua Echebiri

as Self

Oskar Eustis

as Self

Branden Lindsay

as Self

Farai Malianga

as Self

Luke McDonough

as Self

Kyle Scatliffe

as Self

Angela Grovey

as Self