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Taken together, these plays might be Shakespeare's greatest achievement — an epic sequence of eight plays telling a continuous story of 100 years of conflict over the English throne. Richard II is the play that starts it all. When Richard abuses his power as king, Henry Bolingbroke rises up against him and sets in motion the cycle of conflict and rebellion that will lead England into the chaos of civil war during the Wars of the Roses. England's own "Game of Thrones." Ivy Stevens (Theatre Studies, class of 2015) is stage manager; Paul Hansom (faculty, English) is a cast member. Three more performances remain: Thursday-Saturday February 19-21 at the Hangar Theatre, Ithaca. Purchase ticket here: http://ithacashakespeare.org/prod/tickets.php?pid=45 More information: http://ithacashakespeare.org/prod/201502/index.php |
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Ithaca Shakespeare Company's production of RICHARD II is the first show in the company's cycle of Shakespeare's history plays.