EditorialPat Carroll backstage in 1990 at the Folger Shakespeare Theater in Washington, where she played Falstaff in “The Merry Wives of Windsor.” (Jim Wilson/The New York Times)
EditorialJacob Ming-Trent as Falstaff, a Harlemite whose interactions with his West African neighbors are reflected in his clothes, in “Merry Wives” at the Delacorte Theater in New York on Aug. 9, 2021. (Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialNarda E. Alcorn, who is stage managing Shakespeare in the Park’s “Merry Wives” this summer, stands for a portrait outside the Public Theatre in New York, June 2, 2021. (Simbarashe Cha/The New York Times)
EditorialLadyfingers or even sponge cake or poundcake for the classic trifle with berries in New York on Dec. 4, 2020. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews. (Christopher Simpson/The New York Times)