Henry V 09-10
“What infinite heart’s ease must kings neglect, that private men enjoy!”
Young and brash King Henry V of England takes his nation to war with France. As he leads his troops into combat and experiences the true costs of war firsthand, Henry discovers that the challenges of leadership are greater than he ever imagined. From Henry’s rousing battle speeches to his quieter moments courting the Princess of France, Shakespeare explores what makes a man a king … and a king a man. Henry V is directed by Associate Artistic Director David Muse, whose Julius Caesar was praised by Washingtonian as “one of the best productions of this or any season.” Henry V plays in repertory with Richard II.
“I began to find the kernel of a really interesting psychological story, especially if the distance between how this man acts publicly and how he feels privately is vast; if this is a man who in public is inspiring, direct, sure of himself and sure of what his country needs to be doing, and then in private is uncertain about the wisdom of war, exhausted, lonely, anxious and torn apart by the things he must do.”
–David Muse (director) in An American Classic: Shakespeare Theatre Company
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Larry Paulsen*, Robynn Rodriguez*, Ted Van Griethuysen*
Chorus
THE ENGLISH COURT
Michael Hayden*
King Henry V
Derrick Lee Weeden*
Duke of Exeter
Todd Quick
Duke of Gloucester
Adam Navarro
Duke of Bedford
Conrad Feininger*
Earl of Westmorland
Philip Goodwin*
Archbishop of Canterbury
Stephen Paul Johnson*
Bishop of Ely
Scott Whitehurst*
Bishop of Norwich
Sun King Davis
Cambridge
Jason Marr
Scroop
William LeDent
Grey
Joseph Ibanez, DeVon Jackson, Dan Kremer*, Jakob Stalnaker, Patrick Vaill
Lords, Attendants
EASTCHEAP
Floyd King*
Bardolph
Darren Matthias*
Pistol
Naomi Jacobson*
Mistress Quickly
Louis Lotorto*
Nym
Anthony Quinn
Sir John Falstaff
Patrick Vaill
A Boy
Meredith Burns, William LeDent, Sarah Mollo-Christensen, Charlie Francis Murphy, David Joseph Regelmann
Wedding Guests
THE ENGLISH ARMY
Stephen Paul Johnson*
Captain Fluellen
Charles Borland*
Captain Gower
Adam Navarro
Captain Macmorris
David Joseph Regelmann
Captain Jamy
Ted Van Griethuysen*
Sir Thomas Erpingham
Scott Whitehurst*
Michael Williams
William LeDent
John Bates
Joseph Ibanez
Alexander Court
Jason Marr
Earl of Salisbury
Sun King Davis
Duke of York
DeVon Jackson, Jason Marr, Jakob Stalnaker
Soldiers
THE FRENCH
Philip Goodwin*
King Charles VI
Naomi Jacobson*
Queen Isabel
Tom Story*
Dauphin
Rachael Holmes*
Princess Katharine
Dan Kremer*
Constable
John Lescault*
Montjoy
David Joseph Regelmann
Duke of Orleans
Charlie Francis Murphy
Duke of Bourbon
Robynn Rodriguez*
Alice
Louis Lotorto*
Governer of Harfleur
Philip Goodwin*
Le Fer
Larry Paulsen*
Messenger
Floyd King*
Duke of Burgundy
Meredith Burns, Joseph Ibanez, DeVon Jackson, William LeDent, Sarah Mollo-Christensen, Patrick Vaill
Soliders, Attendants
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David Muse
Director
Lee Savage
Set Desinger
Elizabeth Hope Clancy
Costume Designer
Mark McCllough
Lighting Designer
Fabian Obispo
Composer
Martin Desjardins
Sound Designer
Daniel Pelzig
Choreographer
Ellen O’Brien
Voice and Text Coach
Rick Sordelet
Fight Director
Anne Nesmith
Wig Designer
George Fulginiti-Shakar
Music Director
Katherine McGerr
Assistant Director
Ryan Scott Whinnem
Directorial Assistant
Elizabeth Alman
Associate Voice and Text Coach
David Paul
Associate Music Director
Akiva Fox
Literary Associate
James Latus*
Stage Manager
Benjamin Royer*
Assistant Stage Manager
Kathleen Cogbill Warr*
Rehearsal Assistant Stage Manager
telsey + company
Casting
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