Henry V 95-96
Prince Hal returns in a blaze of glory as King Henry V, conquering France at the field of Agincourt and claiming the charming princess Kate as his prize. Artistic Director Michael Kahn continues his exploration of Shakespeare’s history plays with this sweeping tale, following chronologically on the heels of Richard II and Henry IV. Derek Smith, who won accolades for his Prince Hal in Henry IV, returns in the title role.
“Like all of Shakespeare, it’s seen differently depending on the society that’s producing it. Olivier in the 1940s very specifically chose to emphasize the patriotic and heroic aspects of the character at a time when Britain was at war with a very powerful enemy. Our own feelings about war and just wars have considerably changed…I don’t think Shakespeare takes a side. He wants to put it all on stage not so that we will accept his personal point of view but so that we will actually see the whole picture and make up our own minds.”
–Michael Kahn (director) in An American Classic: Shakespeare Theatre Company
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Harry Hamlin
King Henry the Fifth
Len Childers
Duke of Gloucester
Jason Patrick Bowcutt
Duke of Bedford
Jack Ryland
Duke of Exeter
Harry Murphy
Earl of Westmoreland
Kent Gasser
Earl of Warwick
John Pasha
Duke of York
Ted van Greithuysen
Archbishop of Canterbury
Jarlath Conroy
Bishop of Ely
John Pasha
Earl of Cambridge
Howard W. Overshown
Lord Scroop
Elliot Dash
Sir Thomas Grey
David Sabin
Sir John Falstaff
Emery Battis
Lord Chief Justice
William Francis McGuire
Pistol
Wallace Acton
Nym
Eric Hoffmann
Bardolph
Nance Williamson
Mistress Quickly
Antonio Pearly McQueen IV
A Boy
Ted van Griethuysen
Charles VI
Matthew Rauch
Louis
Rob Nagle
The Constable of France
Jack Ryland
Montjoy
Kit Halliday
Duke of Orleans
Scott Williams
Duke of Bourbon
Vivienne Benesch
Katharine
Nance Williamson
Alice
Boddé Bauer
Isabel
Wallace Acton
Le Fer
Emery Battis
Governor of Harfleir
Craig Wallace, Pilar Witherspoon
Translators
Emery Battis
Duke of Burgundy
Jarlath Conroy
Fluellan
Katherine Barrett, Boddé Bauer, Jason Bowcutt, Blakeman Brophy, Len Childers, Elliot Dash, Kent Gasser, Kit Halliday, Rob Nagle, Howard W. Overshown, John Pasha, Ben Rolly, Nanette Savard, Michael Solomon, R. Scott Williams
Ensemble
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Michael Kahn
Director
Loy Arcenas
Set Designer
Tom Broeker
Costume Designer
Howell Binkley
Lighting Designer
Adam Wernick
Composer
David Leong
Fight Director
Moni Yakim
Movement Coordinator
Susan Lynne McMillan
Stage Manager
Randy Engels
Production Manager
Ethan McSweeny
Assistant Director
Stuart Howard and Amy Schecter
Casting
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