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HENRY IV PART I Comes to Kentucky Shakespeare Festival

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Kentucky Shakespeare presents the thrilling, funny, and moving history play HENRY IV, PART I at the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival in Central Park. Set in the politically unstable and violent world of 1400s England, the play explores honor, nobility, and power in our "Game of Kings" series.

Amphitheater Opens at 6:30 with Food Trucks from the Louisville Food Truck Association, Will's Tavern opens at 7:00 serving Brown-Forman, West Sixth and 502 Winery products, Pre-Show begins at 7:15 and the main stage production opens at 8:00.

Dates: June 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24.
July 10, 13, 15, 19, 21.

The production on June 16th will feature an improvised Shakespeare show by the Louisville Improvisers in Late Night Shakes, which starts after HENRY IV, PART I at 10:30. Join The Improvisors as they stumble through an original, 30-minute Shakespeare play based on audience suggestions. Recommended for mature audiences.

The production on June 21st provides Open Captioning, and Audio Description on request. Call 502 574 9900 to request Audio Description.

The production on July 21st is a part of our Bard-a-Thon Double Feature. Catch two of our productions in one night! On July 21st, audiences can see Kentucky Shakespeare's OTHELLO before HENRY IV, PART I starts.

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