Natalie Walker, Jamar Williams, and More Star in LIKE HENRY THE SIXTH, BUT COOL Reading Today

Graham Techler's LIKE HENRY THE SIXTH, BUT COOL will be presented as a reading as part of the Bridge Residency today, October 14th, at 3:30 PM. The reading is directed by James Presson.

Henry the Fifth is dead and England is screwed. The English lords scramble to crush a new French rebellion, all while dealing with a looming civil war, dumb medieval laws, and a completely useless boy king. It's HENRY THE SIXTH, PART ONE (the bad one) re-written as a high fantasy farce complete with sex, violence, and music that spans punk, funk, and cowboy ballads. You've never seen Shakespeare like this and honestly, you probably didn't want to.

LIKE HENRY THE SIXTH, BUT COOL stars Natalie Walker (Puffs) as Joan of Arc, Jamar Williams (The Hairy Ape) as Richard Plantagenet, and Liba Vaynberg (Oregon Trail) as Rene/Salisbury/Governor of Orleans/Handmaiden #1. The cast of thirteen also includes Brian Morabito, Donald Chang, RJ Vaillancourt, Rachel Ravel, Brandon Zelman, Adam Weppler, Govind Kumar, Courtney Gabrielle Williams, Sarah Chalfie, and Rodolfo Soto. Lida Richardson is the Stage Manager.

The reading will be held at the Robert Moss Theatre in Astor Place (440 Lafayette, 3rd Floor). Admission is free. For more information about the Bridge Residency, visit http://www.bridgeproductiongroup.org/.

About the artists:

Graham Techler is a New York-based writer and performer, whose plays have been developed, presented, and produced at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, Urban Stages, the Cell, Alchemical Theatre Lab, New Jersey Repertory Company, Less Than Rent, TinyRhino, developed, presented, and produced at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, Urban Stages, the Robert Moss Theatre at Playwright's Horizons Downtown, the Cell Theatre, Alchemical Theatre Lab, New Jersey Repertory Company, Drama League, Less Than Rent, the Annoyance Theatre, Reckless Theatre, TinyRhino, Littlefield, Beckwith Theatre Company, the Pantry, Hatbox Theatre, and the University of Michigan.

James Presson was awarded Outstanding Director by the New York Fringe Festival for RICHARD 3 in 2010. Other directing credits include OUR TOWN (Green-Wood), SP Monahan's RODHAM/SADE (Here Arts) and DIVA (United Solo, Best Musical), Catherine Weingarten's ARE YOU READY TO GET PAMPERED (59e59), LITTLE TOWN BLUES (Wild Project), IN BENGHAZI (Horse Trade, NYIT nomination), The Crucible (Fordham University). He is the co-artistic director of Less Than Rent Theatre who were awarded Indie Theatre Now's People of the Year in 2013. His play FUCK MARRY KILL will premiere at New Ohio this Fall.

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