The Merry Wives of Windsor (2020)
Folger Theatre produced William Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor, directed by Aaron Posner, from January 16 to March 1, 2020.
Some appetites never go out of style. The pursuit of money is bound to backfire when the targets are smarter than their gold-digging schemer. Falstaff’s dubious plan to woo Windsor’s wealthy housewives is met with hilarious retaliation, when the ladies devise a plot to teach him a lesson he won’t soon forget. The comedic comeuppance is an absolute treat in Shakespeare’s delightful comedy on love, money, deception, and the wiles of women.
Production
Entertainment unions represented in Folger Theatre productions include The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (**), United Scenic Artists (***), and the Actors' Equity Association (*), which includes members of the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers.
Cast
Regina Aquino*: Mistress Page
Linda Bard: Anne Page/Bardolph
Ami Brabson*: Mistress Ford
Louis E. Davis*: Mine Host
Danielle Gallo: Pistol/J. Rugby/ Roberta
Tommy Gomez*: Justice Shallow
Eric Hissom*: Ford
Brian Mani*: Falstaff
Cody Nickell*: Dr. Caius
Kate Eastwood Norris*: Mistress Quickly
Brian Reisman: Abraham Slender
Dante Robert Rossi: Nym/Fenton
Todd Scofield*: Sir Hugh Evans
Tyee Tilghman*: Page
Derrick Truby: Simple/John
Understudies
Natalie Cutcher: Mistress Page
John Flyod: Simple/John, Mine Host
Karolina Keach: Mistress Ford, Mistress Quickly
Jeff Raab: Dr. Caius, Sir Hugh Evans
Dante Robert Ross: Page
Ryan Sellers: Ford
Rachael Small: Anne Page, Pistol/J. Rugby/ Roberta
Tyee Tilghman*: Falstaff
Derrick Truby: Justice Shallow
Alex Turner: Abraham Slender, Nym/Fenton
Creative Team
Aaron Posner**, Director
Tony Cisek***, Scenic Design
Devon Painter***, Costume Design
Max Doolittle***, Lighting Design
Matthew Nielson***, Original Music and Sound Design
Michele Osherow: Resident Dramaturg
Eisenburg/Bean Casting, New York Casting
Folger Casting, Manna-Symone Middlebrooks
Marcedes L. Clanton*, Production Stage Manager
Juliet Jewett*, Assistant Stage Manager
Production Team
Associate Director, Charlie Marie McGrath
Assistant Director, Clancey Vonanovich
Production Assistant, Kelli Jones
Dialect Coach, Lisa Nathans
Intimacy Director, Lorraine Ressegger-Slone
Choreography, Tro Shaw
Set Construction, Bella Faccia, Inc.
Prop Master, Cameron Osterneck
Prop Assistant, Willow Watson
Assistant Costume Designer, Jeanette Christensen
Wig Designer, Denise O'Brien
Wardrobe Head, Cindey Forkpah
First Hand, Jenn Pinkos
Stitcher, Daisy Howard
Master Electrician, Alex Keen
Assistant Electrician, Kristen Roth
Sound Engineer, Brandon Roe
For Eisenburg/Beans Casting Casting Intern, Kara Jobe
Graphic Design & Advertising Agency, OpenBox9
Marketing Design Consultant, Emily Tartenella
Promotional Photography, Brittany Diliberto & Bee Two Sweet Photography
Production Photography, C. Stanley Photography
Promotional & Production Video, Chiet Productions & Leon Swerdel-Rich
Archival Video WAPAVA
Open Captioning, C2
Folger Theatre
Janet Alexander Griffin, Artistic Producer
Beth Emelson, Associate Artistic Producer
David Polk, General Manager
Charles Flye, Theatre Production Manager
Rebekah Sheffer, Assistant Technical Director