Henry IV Parts 1,2 & 3 96-97
Continuing the epic sweep of Richard II, Henry IV, and Henry V—Henry VI brings to the stage a sainted weakling who loses France, his queen and his throne, paving the way for Richard III’s rampage of evil. Michael Kahn’s single-evening adaptation of Shakespeare’s trilogy takes the audience from the bloody battlefields of France to the cutthroat intrigue of the Wars of the Roses.
“When I create a character I adopt a different voice, a different physical characteristic. For Henry, I didn’t do that. He’s a simple, ordinary man. I wanted to hold onto the truth of that…Looking back, I think it was Michael at his most brilliant: easily taking what I brought to this new production, letting it grow, re-shaping it and making it all new. As a result my love for the character grew to the point where even today others roll their eyes when I propound the virtues of Henry VI.
–Philip Goodwin (Henry VI) in An American Classic: Shakespeare Theatre Company
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HOUSE OF LANCASTER AND SUPPORTERS
Philip Goodwin
King Henry The Sixth
Michael Barry
Henry as a boy
Ted van Griethuysen
Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
James J. Lawless
Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter
Jarlath Conroy
Henry Beaufort, Bishop of Winchester
Andrew Long
Duke of Somerset
Allen Gilmore
Duke of Buckingham
Gary Sloan
Earl of Suffolk
Emery Battis
Lord Clifford
Michael Solomon
Young Clifford
Ralph Cosham
Earl of Northumberland
C.J. Wilson
Basset
Michael Barry
Prince Edward
Kate Skinner
Eleanor Cobham
Opal Alladin
Queen Katharine
HOUSE OF YORK AND SUPPORTERS
Edward Gero
Richard Plantagnet
C.J. Wilson
Edward
Ryan Artzberger
George
Wallace Acton
Richard
Seth Cohen/Nicholas Jackson
Edmund
David Sabin
Earl of Salisbury
Brett Porter
Earl of Warwick
Emery Battis
Edmund Mortimer
Craig Wallace
Vernon
Kate Skinner
Lady Elizabeth Grey
Ryan Artzberger
A Lawyer
Edward Baird Wilford
York’s Soldier
Dyland McCullough
Tutor to the Earl of Rutland
THE ENGLISH ARMY
Ralph Cosham
Lord Talbot
Clark Scott Carmichael
John Talbot
Allen Gilmore
Sir William Lucy
THE FRENCH
Andrew Long
Lewis the Eleventh
Emery Battis
Reignier
Helen Carey
Margaret
Opal Alladin
Bona
Opal Alladin
Joan La Pucelle
Clark Scott Carmichael
Post
THE COMMONS AND OTHERS
David Sabin
Mayor of London
Jeff Gardner, Michael Solomon, Paul Takacs, Edward Baird Wilford
Blue Coats
Wallace Acton, Clark Scott Carmichael, Parker Grant Goodman, Mark Heimann
Tawny Coats
Clark Scott Carmichael, Parker Grant Goodman
Jailers
Edward Baird Wilford
Legate from the Pope
Ryan Artzberger
John Hume
Ralph Cosham
Roger Bolingbroke
Craig Wallace
Margery Jourdain
C.J. Wilson
Thomas Horner
Wallace Acton
Peter
Dylan McCullough
A Bailiff
Parker Grant Goodman, Paul Takacs, Edward Baird Wilford
Neighbors to Horner
Jeff Gardner, Michael Solomon
Prentices and friends to Peter
Ryan Artzberger, Charlton James
Murderers
Craig Wallace
Jack Cade
Parker Grant Goodman
Dick the Butcher
Andrew Thayer
Another Rebel
Mark Heimann
Son
Ted van Griethuysen
Father
Jarlath Conroy, Gary Sloan
Game Keepers
Opal Alladin, Ryan Artzberger, Koranda Banks, Clark Scott Carmichael, Jeff Gardner, Parker Grant Goodman, Mark Heimann, Charlton James, Dylan McCollough, Michael Solomon, Sarah Schnadig, Paul Takacs, Andrew Thayer, Edward Baird Wilford
Soldiers, Servants, Rebels, Ambassadors, Officers and Attendants
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Michael Kahn
Director and Adaptor
Riccardo Hernández
Scenic Designer
Tom Broecker
Costume Designer
Howell Binkley
Lighting Designer
Adam Wernick
Composer
Ralph Zito
Vocal Consultant
Rick Sordelet
Fight Director
Ethan McSweeny
Assistant Director
Martin Lechner
Stage Manager
Randy Engels
Production Manager
Stuart Howard and Amy Schecter
Casting Directors
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