The Public Theater presents THE WINTERS TALE as part of this summer's Shakespeare in the Park series at the Delacorte Theatre. The show began performances on June 9 and runs through August 1. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the curtain call and opening night party for the production, which runs in repertory with THE MERCHANT OF VENICE this summer.
The repertory company for THE WINTER'S TALE and THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, consecutively, features Gerry Bamman (Antigonus/Duke of Venice), Francois Battiste (Florizel/Lord/Salerio), Linda Emond (Hermione - The Winter's Tale), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Young Shepherd/Lord/Launcelot Gobbo), Bill Heck (Lord/Lorenzo), Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Paulina/Nerissa), Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Leontes - The Winter's Tale), Byron Jennings (Camillo/Antonio), Heather Lind (Perdita/Jessica), Hamish Linklater (Autolycus/Lord/Bassanio), Jesse L. Martin (Polixenes/Gratiano), Nyambi Nyambi (Lord/Prince of Morocco), Al Pacino (Shylock - The Merchant of Venice), Lily Rabe (Portia - The Merchant of Venice), Matthew Rauch (Dion/Jailer/Solanio), Richard Topol (Lord/Tubal) and Max Wright (Old Shepherd/Prince of Arragon).
Shakespeare in the Park 2010 is not The Public Theater's first foray into rotating repertory. Henry IV, Parts One and Two were performed in rep in the Newman Theater in 1991, and 20 years earlier, the Henry VI plays and Richard III were condensed into The War of the Roses which was presented in rep and then performed in one all-night marathon in Central Park.
For additional information about Shakespeare in the Park, visit The Public Theater website at www.publictheater.org.
Photo Credit: Peter James Zielinski
The WINTER'S TALE Ensemble
Francois Battiste, Heather Lind, and Alexander Maier
Francois Battiste, Heather Lind, and Alexander Maier
Hamish Linklater, Max Wright, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Bill Heck, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, and Gerry Bamman
Linda Emond and Jesse L. Martin
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Linda Emond, and Jesse L. Martin
The Cast of THE WINTER'S TALE
The Cast of THE WINTER'S TALE
The Cast of THE WINTER'S TALE
The Cast of THE WINTER'S TALE
Richard Topol
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Jeannie Santiago and Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Oskar Eustis and Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Hamish Linklater
Hamish Linklater and Lily Rabe
Lily Rabe
Lily Rabe and her brother Michael
Francois Battiste and Heather Lind
Bill Heck, Shalita Grant and Nyambi Nyambi
Jesse L. Martin and Alexander Maier
Jesse L. Martin and Sam Waterston
Jesse L. Martin and Sam Waterston
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Linda Emond
Jesse L. Martin takes a shot at the press line...
...harder than it looks, isn't it?
Martha Plimpton
