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The Rise of Queen Margaret (Henry VI, Part 2) at American Shakespeare Center

Dates: 9/7/2016 - 11/26/2016

Theatre:

American Shakespeare Center


Blackfriars Playhouse 10 S. Market Street
Staunton,VA 24401

Phone: 1.877.MUCH.ADO

Tickets: $30-$60

Running Time: 2:00


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By William Shakespeare
September 7 - November 29, 2016

In this wild carnival of avarice, Shakespeare gives us the glorious second-chapter of England's Wars of the Roses. Young King Henry's fierce and ambitious queen, Margaret of Anjou, leads the House of Lancaster in brutal civil wars against the House of York and its would-be-king, Richard, Duke of York. Witchcraft, demons, murders, the spectacular Jack Cade rebellion, and the introduction of Dickie the crookback prodigy (who will become the villainous Richard III) all conspire to make this play unforgettable and unmissable

Cast and Creative team for The Rise of Queen Margaret (Henry VI, Part 2) at American Shakespeare Center

Henry VI, King of England - Chris Johnston
Queen Margaret, Henry's wife - Allison Glenzer
Duke of Gloucester, Henry's uncle, Humphrey - René Thornton, Jr.*
Eleanor, Gloucester's wife - Jessika Williams*
Cardinal Beaufort, Henry's uncle - Benjamin Reed
Duke of Suffolk, Margaret's lover - Patrick Earl
Duke of Somerset, Henry's supporter - Lauren Ballard
Duke of Buckingham, Henry's supporter - Alexander Sovronsky*
Lord Clifford, Henry's supporter - Benjamin Reed
Young Clifford, Henry's supporter - Patrick Earl

Duke of York, Richard Plantagenet - John Harrell
Edward, York's eldest son - Jessika Williams*
Richard, York's younger son - René Thornton, Jr.*
Earl of Salisbury, York's supporter - David Anthony Lewis*
Earl of Warwick, Salisbury's son - Zack Powell*

Jack Cade, the rebel leader - David Anthony Lewis*
Dick, the Butcher - Zack Powell*
Smith, the Weaver - Shunté Lofton
Michael, a rebel - John Harrell
George, a rebel - René Thornton, Jr.*
Nick, a rebel - Benjamin Reed

Alexander Iden, a Kentish gentleman - Shunté Lofton
Lord Saye, loyal to Henry - Lauren Ballard

Thomas Horner, an armorer - Shunté Lofton
Lord Saye, his apprentice - Alexander Sovronsky*

John Hume, a priest - Zack Powell*
Roger Bolingbroke, a conjurer - David Anthony Lewis*
Margery Jourdain, a witch - Shunté Lofton

rebels, soldiers, servants, guards, messengers - various troupe members


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