Adapting Merry Wives For Today's Audiences
Clip: Season 49 Episode 28 | 5m 6sVideo has Closed Captions
Hear from the cast and crew behind Merry Wives about they made the play resonate today.
Hear from Jocelyn Bioh, Saheem Ali, Jacob Ming-Trent and more about how they worked to make Shakespeare's comedy resonate with modern audiences.
Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...
Adapting Merry Wives For Today's Audiences
Clip: Season 49 Episode 28 | 5m 6sVideo has Closed Captions
Hear from Jocelyn Bioh, Saheem Ali, Jacob Ming-Trent and more about how they worked to make Shakespeare's comedy resonate with modern audiences.
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The Cast of Merry Wives Share Their Favorite Lines
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Watch as the cast of Merry Wives share their favorite lines from the show. (2m 41s)
Falstaff's Plan and Pistol's Revenge
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Falstaff plans to woo Madam Page and Madam Ford, and Pistol sees his opportunity. (3m 1s)
Great Performances: Merry Wives Preview
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If the Merry Wives Cast Could Switch Roles
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The cast of Merry Wives contemplate what role other than their own they'd like to play. (2m 27s)
Merry Wives Receive Falstaff's Letters
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Madam Ford and Madam Page receive Falstaff's love letters. (2m 36s)
The Merry Wives' Revenge on Falstaff
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Madam Ford and Madam Page get their revenge on Falstaff in the laundry room. (4m 8s)
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...