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)
EditorialThe author Tom Lin, who is making his debut with “The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu,” in Davis, Calif., May 28, 2021. (Jenna Garrett/The New York Times)