Overview
- The Saheem Ali production officially opened June 11 at the Delacorte Theater and runs through June 28 with free tickets available by day‑of distribution and digital and in‑person lotteries.
- Scenic designer Maruti Evans built a prominent chevron‑shaped border wall covered with protest imagery while Alfredo Michel Modenessi’s Spanish translation and Oana Botez’s costumes make large portions of the text bilingual and code‑switched.
- Critics have given mixed reviews that consistently praise Daniel Bravo Hernández and Ra’Mya Latiah Aikens as charismatic bilingual leads and note strong supporting performances from veterans such as Francis Jue and LaChanze.
- Many reviewers fault Ali’s explicit immigration and anti‑ICE framing as heavy‑handed or incoherent, with several critics saying the border‑politics overlay distracts from Shakespeare’s original dynamics.
- Opening‑night publicity featured a real wedding for a couple reportedly met by Ali in Laredo and the company now invites an audience couple to recite vows each night with company members ordained to officiate, a ritual that organizers say links the production to lived border practices.