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King
John
by
William Shakespeare
Directed by Paul Mullins
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| Andrew Weems as King John, Ames
Adamson (standing) as Pembroke, Eric Hoffman as Salisbury,
Edward James Hyland as Philip, King of France, and Austin
Colaluca as Arthur in KING JOHN. Photo © Gerry Goodstein. |
July 29 - August 17
Shakespeare's rarely performed and woefully underrated revisionist
history of the king who was forced to enact the Magna Carta
explores one of Shakespeare's great obsessions -- the nature
of good government and the ethics of rule. Thirteenth-century
politics prove as complex and unnerving as those of today, as
the men and women of the Plantagenet dynasty manage to wreak
havoc upon the nations of Britain and France -- as well as each
other -- in epic fashion. This fascinating tale of the past
provides sage cautionary messages for our own time.
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