Chase What Flies to Explore Personhood & Power in RICHARD II

Fresh from their celebrated and sold-out run of Cymbeline last November, LA's newest classical theatre ensemble, Chase What Flies, presents William Shakespeare's RICHARD the SECOND, a timely tale of misrule and rebellion, performed at Hollywood's Studio/Stage Theatre, November 17th-December 3rd.

Directed by award-winning actor Mark Bramhall*, Chase What Flies brings a seasoned and talented production team to one of Shakespeare's most poetic scripts. Our artists are members of some of LA's most prestigious theatre companies, including Theatricum Botanicum, Antaeus, A Noise Within, Rogue Machine, Sacred Fools, and many more.

A king's wrongs; a usurper's rights:
The one's rebellion blots his honor;
The other's dethroning crowns his soul.

Shakespeare's sweeping meditation on personhood and power will be presented in a progressive, language-focused production, running November 17 through December 3, produced by Jordan Klomp, assistant directed by Nicole Knudsen and Sam Peurach, and stage managed by Karen Osborne.

Schedule: Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm; Sundays at 7pm; One Thursday performance: Nov. 30 at 8pm. All performances at The Studio/Stage Theatre, 520 N. Western Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90004. For tickets, go to ChaseWhatFliesR2.brownpapertickets.com.

CAST:

Christine Avila* as Northumberland
James Ferrero* as Bushy
Charlie Howell* as Bagot*
William Dennis Hunt* as Gaunt
Jordan Klomp* as Aumerle
Nicole Knudsen as Queen US and Mowbray US
Max Lawrence* as Exton
James Loren as Gaunt US
Kathleen Leary as Green
Celia Mandela as Bolingbroke
Gilbert Martinez as the Duke of York
Victoria Yvonne Martinez* as the Queen
Samuel Peurach as Sir Stephen Scroop
Taylor Jackson Ross* as Mowbray
Karen Tarleton* as the Duchess of Gloucester
Debi Tinsley* as the Duchess of York
Tippi Thomas* as the Bishop of Carlisle
and Frank Weidner* as Richard II

DESIGN TEAM:

James Ferrero: Sound Design
Max Lawrence: Fight Choreography
Bri Pattillo: Lighting Design
Kelsey Oliver: Costume Design
Alison Rodriguez: Social Media Lead
Sydney Russell: Scenic Design
Featuring original compositions from Sky Wahl.

*Members of Actors' Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States. This production is being presented under the auspices of the Actors' Equity Association of Los Angeles Self-Produced Code.