Joseph Patrick O’Malley (King Henry VI), (background, l-r) Jomar Tagatac (Plantagenet) Aldo Billingslea (Warwick) Photo

From: Photo Flash: First Look at California Shakespeare Theater's WAR OF THE ROSES

California Shakespeare Theater (Cal Shakes) announced further details today for the Shakespearean centerpiece to the 2018 Epic Season, The War of the Roses. The War of the Roses is a monumental evening of theater spanning four history plays-the Henry VI trilogy and Richard III. Presented as an action-packed evening, The War of the Roses will deliver a fast-paced, far-ranging, vividly theatrical depiction of two powerful families-the Lancasters and the Yorks-and their decades-long fight for the English throne. Political unrest and power grabs collide with weak leadership and civil strife as the country fights against the threat of tyranny.