SHAKESPEARE’S
“RARE ACCIDENTS”

THE ESCAPADES OF PRINCE HAL & FALSTAFF
AN ABRIDGEMENT OF HENRY IV PARTS 1 & 2

“Succession” was not the first time we obsessed over who dad was going to choose to take over. His father killed a king and usurped a kingdom, but the prodigal Prince Harry spends his days consorting with commoners and playing pranks with his philandering old knight, Sir John Falstaff, rather than studying statecraft and preparing to be the next King of England. A civil war is threatened when Hotspur and his father, the Earl of Northumberland, claim their right to the throne, forcing Hal and Falstaff from the tavern to the battlefield. In this struggle for the divine right to wear the crown, Shakespeare’s epic family drama challenges what makes a good son, a good friend, and a good leader.

FEB 11 - MAR 15, 2026

CREATIVE

Alex Burns
Director

John Burkland
Lighting Designer

Anna Sorrentino
Costume Designer

Sean Bradley
Fight Director

K. O’Rourke
Intimacy Director

Kevin Bergen
Voice and Text Coach

Melody Marshall
Prop Designer

Randi Hickey
Production Stage Manager

Kathleen Soltan
Assistant Stage Manager