Old Globe Theatre
The world premiere adaptation of “Henry 6” by William Shakespeare runs through Saturday, September 14 at the Lowell Davies Festival Theatre in Balboa Park. It is adapted and directed by Barry Edelstein.
In “Henry 6,” two ruling families of England, the Yorks and the Lancasters, fight each other in a high-stakes civil war for power known as the Wars of the Roses. Edelstein’s adaptations include everything people love about the Bard—transcendent language, vibrant characters, breathtaking battles, and sweeping crowd scenes—as they explore the impact of national politics on individual lives. And the action is framed by a design team working at the very top of their craft and enacted by a sprawling cast of professional actors and local community members.
The cast for “Henry 6” features, in alphabetical order, Elizabeth A. Davis as Margaret and Chanteuse, William DeMeritt as York, Sofia Jean Gomez as Warwick, Alex Guzman as Westmorland and Rioter, Mahira Kakkar as Eleanor, Mortimer, and Iden, Ian Lassiter as Gloucester and Edward, Jake Millgard as Charles, Bolingbroke, and King Louis, Keshav Moodliar as King Henry VI, Victor Morris as Salisbury, Gregg Mozgala as Suffolk and Richard, Mike Sears as Cardinal, Old Clifford, and Father, Ella Serrano as Rutland, Tally Sessions as Talbot and Cade, and Cassia Thompson as Joan and Prince Edward.
The cast also includes students in The Old Globe and University of San Diego Shiley Graduate Theatre Program: Danny Adams as Reignier, Tutor, and Saye, Kevin Alicea-Minor as Messenger, Hume, and Bevis, Jose Balistrieri as Priest and Young Clifford, Luana Fontes as Countess, Murderer 1, and Smith, Chris Hathaway as Jailer, Southwell, and Holland, Madeline Grace Jones as Bastard, Ship’s Captain, and Dick, Angelynne Pawaan as Lawyer, Jourdain, and Jailer, Carter Piggee as Somerset, Akoni Steinmann as Talbot’s Captain and Clarence, Vandous Stripling II as Buckingham, Emma Svitil as Burgundy, Chaplain, and Messenger, Michael Underhill as John Talbot, Spence, and Son, and Lisa VillaMil as Valet, Murderer 2, and Michael.
The “Henry 6” Corps are Layth Haddad, Gerardo Navarro, Ella Serrano, and Alejandra Villanueva. The company also includes musicians Nathan Hubbard (percussionist) and Martín Martiarena (guitarist).
The Box office is open from 12 p.m./noon to final curtain, Tuesday through Sunday. American Express, Discover, Mastercard, and Visa accepted. (619) 23-GLOBE [234-5623].
“Henry 6”will play in the Lowell Davies Festival Theatre in San Diego’s Balboa Park (1363 Old Globe Way). Free parking is available throughout the park. Valet parking is also available.
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