Merry Wives
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Experience Shakespeare's comedic masterpiece from the Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park set in South Harlem telling the story of the trickster Falstaff and the wily wives who outwit him in a celebration of Black joy, laughter and vitality.

Duration: 1 hour 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 4705

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Mon, Mar 24 12:30 P.M. Now Hear This: Florence Price and the American Migration     NH Explore (11.2)
Mon, Mar 24 1:30 P.M. Ann     NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Mar 29 9:00 P.M. Ann     NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, Mar 30 1:00 A.M. Ann     NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, Apr 6 2:30 A.M. Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best     NH Explore (11.2)
Fri, Apr 11 9:00 P.M. Now Hear This: Chopin's Polish Heart     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Apr 11 10:00 P.M. The Magic of Nureyev     NHPBS (11.1)
Sat, Apr 12 1:00 A.M. Now Hear This: Chopin's Polish Heart     NHPBS (11.1)
Sat, Apr 12 2:00 A.M. The Magic of Nureyev     NHPBS (11.1)
Mon, Apr 14 3:00 A.M. Now Hear This: Chopin's Polish Heart     NHPBS (11.1)
Mon, Apr 14 4:00 A.M. The Magic of Nureyev     NHPBS (11.1)
Mon, Apr 14 11:00 A.M. Now Hear This: Copland: Dean of American Music     NH Explore (11.2)
Mon, Apr 14 12:00 P.M. Now Hear This: Chopin's Polish Heart     NH Explore (11.2)
Mon, Apr 14 1:00 P.M. The Magic of Nureyev     NH Explore (11.2)
Tue, Apr 15 3:00 A.M. Now Hear This: Chopin's Polish Heart     NH Explore (11.2)
Fri, Apr 18 9:00 P.M. Now Hear This: Boccherini: Night Music     NHPBS (11.1)


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