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RED THEN PRODUCTIONS

presents

HENRY V

starring Robert Faires

July 2 - 25, 2009

"The show is so uniformly excellent, so seamlessly integrated we hardly know where to begin describing its many virtues..." the austinist

"It is not to be missed. Highly recommended." - Austin Live Theater

Jeanne Claire van Ryzin interviews Robert Faires about the production.

England’s most storied and inspirational warrior king is revealed in a new, one-man adaptation of the Shakespeare history starring B. Iden Payne Award-winning actor/director and Austin Chronicle Arts Editor Robert Faires. Over the course of 75 minutes, with only a few household props, he leads the audience from Henry’s throne across the English Channel into the French court, through a fearful war and into one of the most charming wooing scenes in Shakespeare.

Henry V is directed by Catherine Weidner, Associate Professor at The Theatre School of DePaul University in Chicago and is the former Program Director of The Shakespeare Theatre Company Academy for Classical Acting. She has directed Taming of the Shrew and Titus Andronicus for the Illinois Shakespeare Festival. Lighting design is by Jason Amato and sound design by William Meadows.

The show is a mere 80 minutes in length and takes its cue from Macgyver, using only a bench, a bowl of water, and flashlight to conquer France.

a Rude Fusion co-production

ABOUT RED THEN PRODUCTIONS:

The mission of Red Then Productions is to create theatre that attracts artists of national prominence to work in Austin in collaboration with local artists of the highest caliber; reflect the spirit of activism that Austin embodies; spur conversation and action; and elevate the rich cultural landscape of Austin with fully professional and entertaining theatre. When Something Wonderful Ends marks the second production of Red Then Productions, and the first under the umbrella of the Austin Circle of Theatres. The first production of Red Then Productions was Week 7 of Suzan-Lori Parks’ 365 Plays/365 Days.