Richard III 90-91

A murderous charmer who schemes and seduces his way to the throne of England, Richard III has long been the theatre’s favorite villain. One of Shakespeare’s earliest successes, this enthralling portrait of Machiavellian overdrive remains gripping to modern audiences.

“I was born with a cleft lip and was teased as a child. I strongly identified with Richard’s deformity and always loved playing the lines, ‘Deformed, unfinished, sent before my time into this breathing world, scarce half made up, so that dogs bark at me as I halt by them.’ Richard enjoys being evil. He relishes being able to seduce the audience into becoming his primary accomplice. Shakespeare imbues him with a delightfully malevolent flair for comedy that is irresistible.”
–Stacy Keach (Richard III) in An American Classic: Shakespeare Theatre Company

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Floyd King
King Edward IV

Edward Gero
George, Duke of Clarence

Stacy Keach
Richard, Duke of Gloucester

Matt Jones
Edward, Prince of Wales

Dan Cameron Lowe
Richard, Duke of York

Heidi Guthrie
Elizabeth

Rebecca Thompson
Duchess of York

John Patrick Rice
King Henry VI

Rosemary Murphy
Queen Margaret

Lynnda Ferguson
Lady Anne

Franchelle Stewart Dorn
Queen Elizabeth

Carter Reardon
Anthony Woodville, Earl Rivers

Gregory L. Williams
Lord Grey

José Luzarraga
Marquess of Dorset

Lype O’Dell
Lord Hastings

Ted van Griethuysen
Duke of Buckingham

Emery Battis
Lord Stanley

Robert Sams
Bishop of Ely

Bill Grimmette
Lord Mayor of London

Michael Gaston
Sir William Catesby

Benard Cummings
Sir Richard Ratcliffe

Richard Pelzman
Sir James Tyrrel

George Altman
First Murderer

Ronnie Jenkins
Second Murderer

Robin W. Edwards
Mistress Jane Shore

Todd Dellinger
George Stanley

Bill Grimmette
Sir Robert Brakenbury

Floyd King
A Scrivener

John Patrick Rice
Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond

Richard Pelzman
Sir Walter Herbert

Gregory L. Williams
Sir James Blunt

Stephen DeRosa, Barry Price, Kevin Roach, Karine Rosenthal, Erinn White, and members of the company
Ladies in waiting, citizens, aldermen, messengers, soldiers

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Michael Kahn
Director

Derek McLane
Set Designer

Merrily Murray-Walsh
Costume Designer

Howell Binkley
Lighting Designer

Jerzy Sapieyevski
Composer

Elizabeth Smith
Vocal Consultant

David Leong
Fight Choreographer

Anne S. King
Stage Manager

John W. Kingsbury
Production Manager

Stuart Howard and Amy Schecter
Casting
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