Henry IV Parts 1& 2 94-95

Henry’s wayward son Hal capers with destiny, eluding his royal responsibilities in the taverns of Eastcheap with his fat friend Falstaff—one of Shakespeare’s most comically disturbing creations. In this richly humorous version of the Prodigal Son, Hal emerges from his displaced youth to become one of the most valiant and best-loved English kings.

“You know how, in a Chekhov play, what is important is what is not said? It’s my belief that the first Chekhov play ever written was written by Shakespeare and called Henry IV. That’s because the play is about love—love between a young prince and a fat old knight. They never call it love, they never speak of it, but it is acknowledged by their interaction with almost every breath they take, and when everything is clicking on a given night, it positively clangs in the heart of the audience!”
–David Sabin (Falstaff) in An American Classic: Shakespeare Theatre Company

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Emery Battis
Lord Chief Justice/Owen Glendower

Christopher Borg
Thomas Wart/First Traveller

Joseph Culliton
Sir Walter Blunt/Lord Hastings

Stanton Davis
Fang

Francelle Stewart Dorn
Mistress Quickly

Zachary Ehrenfreund
Prince John

Edward Gero
Henry Percy (Hotspur)/ Ralph Mouldy

Davis Hall
Sir Richard Vernon/Earl of Warwick/Francis Freeble

David Hilder
Simon Shadow/Second Traveller

Eric Hoddmann
Bardolph

Steve Irish
Archibald, Earl of Douglas/Gadshill/Peter Bullcalf

David Jackson
Gower

Nicholas Jackson
Falstaff’s Page

Floyd King
Francis/Justice Shallow

Antonio Pearly McQueen IV
Falstaff’s Page

Caitlin O’Connell
Lady Percy

Howard Overshown
Dary, Hotspur’s Servant

Shannon Parks
Lady Mortimer

Sean Pratt
Edmund Mortimer

David Sabin
Sir John Falstaff

Michael Santo
Earl of Worcester/Justice Silence

Derek Smith
Prince Hal

Ted Sorel
Earl of Northumberland/Archbishop of York

Daniel Southern
Earl of Westmoreland/Pistol

Ted van Griethuysen
Henry IV

Sheira Venetianer
Doll Tearsheet

Craig Wallace
Ned Poins

Robert W. White
Peto
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Michael Kahn
Director

Loy Arcenas
Set Designer

Tom Broecker
Costume Designer

Howell Binkley
Lighting Designer

Adam Wernick
Composer

Eva Wielgat Barnes
Vocal Consultant

David Leong
Fight Director

Daniel L. Bello
Stage Manager

Randy Engels
Production Manager

Stuart Howard and Amy Schecter
Casting
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