King Richard believes himself to be God’s chosen on earth. His word is infallible and absolute. But he is also a flawed human being, ill-suited to the demands of kingship. When Richard banishes his cousin Henry Bolingbroke, he sets off a dramatic sequence of events that seals his fate, splits his kingdom in two, and changes the course of history forever. Shakespeare’s poetic masterpiece is a story of power and privilege, of family and loyalty, of poetry and politics. But beneath all the pageantry is an aching examination of what it means to be fully human. Artistic Director Davis McCallum and a huge cast of fan favorites will come together for HVSF’s first-ever production of this sweeping historical drama.
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Not all the water in the rough rude sea can wash the balm from an anointed king.
King Richard, Act III, Sc. 2
Cast

Tora Alexander
Bolingbroke's Heavy, U/S Duchess of Gloust/ensemble (RICHARD II); Alice, Soldier (ROBIN HOOD); U/S Kate (TAMING)

Mark Bedard*
Henry Bolingbroke (RICHARD II); Hortensio, Biondello, Pedant (TAMING)

Benjamin Bonenfant*
Aumerle (RICHARD II); Robin Hood (ROBIN HOOD)

Justin Choi

Julia Coffey*
Richard II (RICHARD II); Rebecca Summers, Lady LeBrun, Lady Tubbington, Lady Falconbury (ROBIN HOOD)

Biko Eisen-Martin*
Bagot (RICHARD II); Petruchio (TAMING)

Jose Gamo*
he/him/his

Ralph Adriel Johnson*
Willoughby (RICHARD II); Lucentio, Tailor (TAMING)

Stephen Paul Johnson*

Colleen Litchfield
Herald, Berkeley, Garden Assistant, Bolingbroke's Heavy, Stable Groom, U/S Richard/Queen Isabel (RICHARD II); Townswoman, Soldier, Green Man, U/S Lady LeBrun/ensemble (ROBIN HOOD); U/S Bianca (TAMING)

Wesley Mann*
Northumberland (RICHARD II); Pierre (ROBIN HOOD)

Susana Montoya Quinchia
Calpurnia

Trace Pope
Green, Bolingbroke's Heavy, U/S Northumberland/Duke of York (RICHARD II); Much Miller, U/S Prince John (ROBIN HOOD), U/S Lucentio (TAMING)

Kurt Rhoads*

Nomè SiDone
Percy, Bishop of Canterbury, U/S Bolingbroke/ensemble (RICHARD II); Little John (ROBIN HOOD); U/S Baptista/Grumio (TAMING)

Britney Simpson*
Roxane, Ensemble (CYRANO); Baker's Wife (INTO THE WOODS)

Chris Thorn*
Mowbray, Carlisle (RICHARD II); Gisborne, George LeBrun, Duke of York (ROBIN HOOD)

Nance Williamson*
