Elm Shakespeare Company Teen Troupe Proudly Presents 

William Shakespeare’s

Henry IV

PART ONE


Directed by Katy Mulvaney & Benjamin Curns
Production Coordinator: Hannah Gellman

Table of Contents

Who's Who Onstage in Henry IV Part One

The English Court

Richard II, the former king of England Bea Pitkin
Sir Pierce of Exton, an assassin Ethyn Iasparra
Henry IV aka Bolingbroke, King of England Vivian Smith
Sir Walter Blunt, a Lancaster Loyalist Ethyn Iasparra
Westmoreland, a Lancaster Loyalist Taleya Hayes Roberson
Prince Hal, aka Hal Fiona Donahue

THE REBELLION
to Unseat Henry IV

Earl of Northumberland Emma Kreidler
Earl of Worcester Lia Gersick-Seward
Henry Percy. Aka Hotspur Dan Lopez
Lady Hotspur, his wife Taleya Hayes Roberson
Sir Richard Vernon Willow Oliveira
Archibald Douglas, a Scottish Warlord Edie Stoehr
Glendower, a Welsh Warlord Max Hoffman
Mortimer, the rebel’s choice for king Bea Pitkin
Lady Mortimer, his wife Emma Kreidler

The TAVERN in EASTCHEAP

Sir John Falstaff, best mate to Hal Keldan Aronson
Ned Poins, friend to Hal Willow Oliveira
Peto, follower of Falstaff Max Hoffman
Bardolph, follower of Falstaff Sebastian Bianchine
Gadshill, follower of Falstaff Bea Pitkin
Mistress Quickly, Hostess of the Tavern L Rosenthal
Vintner, tapster of the Tavern Edie Stoehr
Sherriff, a lawman Emma Kreidler

Who’s Who Backstage in Henry IV Part One

Director Katy Mulvaney
Director, Fight Director Benjamin Curns
Costumes Alexina Cristante
Director of Education Sarah Bowles
Elm Shakespeare Artistic Director Rebecca Goodheart
Elm Director of Development Alice-Anne Harwood

What happens before the play?

  • Henry Bolingbroke is banished from England by his cousin, King Richard II. When Henry returns to claim his father’s inheritance, Richard sees it as an attack and abdicates the throne, making Bolingbroke King Henry IV.

What happens in the play?

  • The Percy family (Northumberland, Worcester, and Hotspur) were friends of Bolingbroke but think his claiming of the English throne to be treasonous and insulting. The set about to build a coalition of disaffected Welsh, Scottish, and English to oppose the new king and place Edmund Mortimer on the throne.
  • Meanwhile, Henry’s eldest son, Prince Hal, is ignoring his princely duties by carousing with Sir John Falstaff and his followers at the Tavern in Eastcheap.
  • As the rebellion grows in strength, King Henry and Prince Hal reconcile and muster their forces to meet the enemy at Shrewsberry.
  • Battles, arguments, friendships, and explorations of honor ensue.

Many Thanks

  • SCSU Theatre Department
  • David Starkey and the Lyman Center Staff
  • Doug Maccur
  • Julianne George

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