Saheem Ali

Reopening Night (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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rudy Valdez
CAST:  Jeremy Adams  •  Jocelyn Bioh  •  Shola Adewusi  •  Saheem Ali

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rudy Valdez
CAST:  Jeremy Adams  •  Jocelyn Bioh  •  Shola Adewusi  •  Saheem Ali

Merry Wives (2022)

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Horn  •  Saheem Ali
CAST:  Abena  •  Gbenga Akinnagbe  •  Pascale Armand  •  MaYaa Boateng

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Horn  •  Saheem Ali
CAST:  Abena  •  Gbenga Akinnagbe  •  Pascale Armand  •  MaYaa Boateng