The Co-op of Pacific Resident Theatre Presents
HENRY IV
Parts 1 & 2
William Shakespeare
directed and adapted by Graham C. King
Amidst a changing England, King HENRY IV—who seized the throne decades ago in a bloody revolution—must pass the torch to his son, Prince Hal, a young heir who would rather make mischief with his old friend, the drunken knight Falstaff, than step into the burdens of rule. As rebellion brews and the fiery Hotspur marches toward open war, Hal is forced to confront the man he has been—and the leader he must become.
Following the tradition of ambitious reshapings of Shakespeare’s Henriad, Graham C. King’s new adaptation weaves the two-part epic into a single, continuous evening. By placing Parts 1 and 2 side by side, this PRT Co-op Production draws out the shifting relationships at the heart of the plays—reimagining the intimate PRT 707 Theater and offering a vivid look at Hal, Falstaff, and King Henry IV as they shape not only their own futures, but the fate of England itself.
With
Haskell V. Anderson, Blaire Battle, Oscar Best, Olivia Braun, Tara Brown, David Clayberg, Michael Franco, Edward Hoke, James Morris, Gregg Ostrin, Sharron Shayne, Katerina Tana
Produced by James Morris