Jacob Ming-Trent’s Shakespeare is stronger than his backstory

A local news story from New York, reported by amNewYork.

Local News · New York · October 11, 2026

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Jacob Ming-Trent brought a youthful energy to Falstaff in the Public Theater’s 2021 Shakespeare in the Park production of Jocelyn Bioh’s “Merry Wives.” Set in Harlem among West African immigrants, Bioh’s version made Shakespeare’s comedy feel right at home in the neighborhood.

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