Called a “biography of force,” Richard III was one of Shakespeare’s earliest and most enduring successes; in fact, it was the first of his plays to be performed in America. Beginning where the Henry VI trilogy ends, this unflinching portrait of a bent and brutal man is a fast-paced study in concentrated energy. Crowned by means of shameless seduction, lies and bloodshed, Richard battles to keep his ill-gotten gain from the first of the great Tudor monarchs. As popular with audiences now as it was 400 years ago, Shakespeare closes his epic history cycle with one of the most alluring and repulsive characters in literature. The powerful partnership that brought audiences last season’s Hamlet returns, as acclaimed Australian director Gale Edwards directs Wallace Acton in the title role.
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Wallace Acton*
Richard
Kurt Rhoads*
Duke of Clarence
Jon Livingstone Rolle*
Sir Robert Brakenbury
David Sabin*
Lord Hastings
Caroline Bootle*
Lady Anne
Matthew Pendergast
Berkely
Elliot C. Villar
Tressel
Michael Kramer*
Lord Rivers
Allan Care
Lord Grey
Josh Barrett
Marquess of Dorset
Diana LaMar*
Queen Elizabeth
Amanda Whiting*
Young Elizabeth
Simon Billig*
Duke of Buckingham
Joe Vincent*
Lord Stanley
Jennifer Harmon*
Queen Margaret
Andrew Marrero*
Sir William Catesby
Christopher McHale*
Sir James Tyrrel
Floyd King*
Second Murderer
Edward Gero*
King Edward IV
Celia Madeoy
Nurse
John Douglas Thompson*
Sir Richard Radcliffe
Daniel Frith
Duke of Norfolk
Tana Hicken*
Duchess of York
Kip Pearson
Lord Lovell
Chelsea Taylor
Girl
Jesse Usher
Boy
Emery Battis*
Cardinal Bourchier
Christopher Luggiero
Duke of York
Patrick Collins
Prince Edward
Dan Manning*
Lord Mayor of London
Joe Tapper
George Stanley
James Denvil
Scrivener
Daniel Travis*
Earl of Richmond
Scot Bellot, James Denvil, Celia Madeoy, Matthew Pendergast, Joe Tapper, Elliot C. Villar
Ensemble
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