[NEohioPAL] 2 seasons of "A little bit of Harry in the night " at Ohio Shakespeare Festival

[Nancy Cates via NEohioPAL]

Ohio Shakespeare Festival

presents

 

two seasons of "a little bit of Harry in the night"

 

Henry IV, part one

By William Shakespeare

July 31 - August 17

Thursday through Sunday evenings at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, 714 N.
Portage Path, Akron

www.ohioshakespeare.com     330-673-8761

 

            With this week's opening of Shakespeare's Henry IV, part one,
Ohio Shakespeare Festival begins a two year initiative to bring to life two
the best of Shakespeare's History plays.  

 

            For the past four seasons, OSF has been successfully showcasing
the less-frequently-performed plays in Shakespeare's canon, including King
Lear, Richard III, Love's Labours Lost, and Cymbeline.  Changing that arc a
bit, for the next two seasons OSF now turns to the oft- neglected, but
exciting and vital Histories, beginning with Henry IV, part one, and
continuing next summer with Henry V. 

 

            Both plays will feature long-time Company member Andrew Cruse as
Prince Hal, and later King Henry V.  The same OSF Company will perform both
plays (except for those unfortunate casualties of the rebellion and grand
battles in Henry IV.)  Henry IV, part one features one of Shakespeare's most
beloved recurring characters, that "tub of butter" Sir John Falstaff, who
spends his days drinking, carousing, and leading future monarch Prince Hal
astray.  Falstaff will be played by OSF Artistic Director Terry Burgler,
with other cast members including David McNees as King Henry IV, and Joe
Pine as the rebel Hotspur.

 

            For the two Henries, in a desire to help bridge an ever-widening
gap in Humanities and History education, and supported in part by the  Akron
Community Foundation, the ExxonMobil Foundation, and the Corbin Foundation,
OSF is offering a FREE student night (with ID) on Thursday, August 7.
Open-seating tickets will be available to all students (at the gate only)
beginning at 6pm that evening, until we sell out.  Easy to follow study
guides and family trees will be available, so that the fascinating
progression of the Plantagenets can be clear to all.  The run also includes
a Preview Performance on Thursday, July 31, with all tickets on $12, as well
as either reserved, or open-seating tickets available for all other
performances.

 

            OSF performs at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, 714 N. Portage Path,
in Akron.  Grounds open at 6pm for picnicking, the Greenshow beings at 7:30,
and Henry IV begins at 8pm, Thursdays through Sundays, rain or shine. 

 

"Do thou amend they face, and I'll amend my life."    -- Falstaff

 

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