Richard III
February 2017
Richard III delivers a sucker punch of psychopathic power struggles with the story of England’s infamous crook-backed king. This is the original House of Cards, as Shakespeare’s chilling historical tragedy charts the meteoric rise of a master manipulator and the price of division in a war-weary nation. Director Alec Lachman combines physical theatre and an original score by Jake Russell Thompson to enhance Shakespeare’s mythic take on one of theatre’s first super-villains, with a female actor in the title role.
After years of civil war, a fractured England has finally arrived at an uneasy chance for peace. But the war's lingering effects on a bitterly divided court are the perfect breeding ground for a new threat: Richard of Gloucester, the new king's shrewd and disfigured younger brother. Brilliant, vindictive, and overlooked, Richard has no intention to fade into his brother's shadow. With his sights on the highest seat in the land, Richard launches a campaign of manipulation and murder against the petty, bickering courtiers. The battle for England's soul has begun.
Join us for a special LATE-NITE FRIGHT show on February 10 at 11pm! Pay what you can for an extra-chilling immersive experience...if you're not afraid of the dark...
CALENDAR INFORMATION
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WHERE
The Arcade Theatre (at the Underground Collaborative) 161 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee WI, 53203 WHEN
Feb 8 - 19, 2017
RUNNING TIME
120 minutes (with a 15 minute intermission) |
Parking: Free street parking after 6:00pm
Surface lots between Michigan & Clyborne/2nd & Plankinton The Grand Avenue Mall garage on Plankinton Ave (between Michigan St and Wisconsin Ave) |
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Production Team
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Executive Producer
JARED STEPP Producer
ERIC SCHMALZ |
Director
ALEC LACHMAN Assistant Director
JENNIFER VOSTERS Stage Manager
AARON SUGGS |
Lighting Design
AARON SUGGS Marketing Director/Sound Design
JAKE RUSSELL THOMPSON |
Cast
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Ratcliffe
MADELEINE FARLEY Clarence/Richmond
THORIN KETELSEN Lord Rivers
BRITTANY HAUT Richard III
JENNIFER VOSTERS Lady Anne
SARAH ZAPIAIN |
Queen Margaret/Page
VICTORIA HUDZIAK Duchess of York
CLAIRE KINDER Queen Elizabeth
SAMANTHA TAYLOR Tyrrel/Murderer
MADELINE WAKLEY |
Edward IV/Lord Mayor/Murderer
NICK HURTGEN Brakenbury
DONALD KOZINSKI Buckingham/Prince Edward/Murderer
JAKE RUSSELL THOMPSON Lord Hastings
OLIVER WOLF |