Richard III at The Flea Theater

SoHo Shakespeare Company presents RICHARD III—a modern fairy tale of murder and madness. 

Eat the rich. Watch the Throne. 

The year is 2023. The House of York quarrel and carouse in their Hamptons mansion, but these old-money elites face a threat to their empire from within their own gilded halls. The feeblest among them might prove the most cunning if it wins him what he deserves: the throne, an army, his enemies’ heads. What’s a little murder and madness among family?

Shakespeare gets sinister in this bone-chilling drama of contemporary "royals"—the power-hungry corporate elite, infected with resentment and familial trauma. Set to a mash of original music and sound devised by powerhouse composer and looping artist Serena Ebony Miller*, Richard III tells a cautionary tale of grievance and deranged ambition.

When we feel unloved, disposed of, and disrespected, we might just kill for recognition.

The cast includes Jeffrey Marc Alkins (Mr. Saturday Night) as Richard, Jennifer Fouché* (POTUS) as Queen Margaret, Tamil Periasamy* (Dopesick) as Buckingham, and Laura Yumi Snell* (Avenue Q) as Queen Elizabeth, featuring Ruva Chigwedere, Txai Frota, Ben Natan*, Rob Hatzenbeller*, Karl Hawkins, Che Kabia, Sam Kebede*, Tom Koch, Ahmad Maher, Ariana Pérez, Tony Rayner*, Mariela Rivero, Charlie Rodriguez*, Arif Silverman*, Marcus Xavier Stewart, Emily Tuckman*, and Katherine Wright*.

The production team includes Alex Pepperman (Director), Kanika Asavari Vaish (Associate Director), Ahmad Maher (Assistant Director), Serena Ebony Miller (original music), Heidi Day Wenzel (Scenic Design), Kevin Anderson (Master Carpenter), Serena Ebony Miller (Sound Design and Original Score Composer), Niiamar Felder (Costume Design), Eden Mullins (Production Stage Manager), Leana Gardella (Fight/Intimacy/Movement Director), Jesse Charles Friedman (Text Coach), Mariela Rivero and Katherine Wright (Dramaturgy), Keith Anderson (Graphic Design), and Matthew Hogenmiller (Marketing Director).

Executive Produced by Alex Pepperman; Produced by Abbas Syed and Laura Yumi Snell; Associate Produced by Mariela Rivero.

Authors

• William Shakespeare