Public Theatre Cast of THE WINTER'S TALE

What a splendid cast:

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Ral-Esparza-Lily-Rabe-and-More-to-Star-in-THE-WINTERS-TALE-at-Free-Shakespeare-in-the-Park-20260610

Thrilled we'll see Lily Rabe + Raul Esparza back onstage multiple times this year, Steven Skybell is consistently wonderful, and CHUCK COOPER! A treasure who's performance in Trouble In Mind was spectacular in that gem of a production. Excited to see this!

Great cast but wish they were in a better Shakespeare play than this one.

Raul will make a perfect Leontes.  And with Daniel Sullivan directing, I think this will be a Winter's Tale to remember. 

Did they chop the entire role of Paulina for this production? I'm surprised to see nobody mentioned in the role here or in any other casting announcement they've posted. She's a pretty big presence in the show, especially the last act... I wonder why they made that choice. Mahira Kakkar was fantastic in the Arin Arbus production at TFANA a few year back.