Henry IV. Part 1

Synopsis: Video recording of JoAnne Akalaitis’ production of Henry IV. Part 1 for the 1991 New York Shakespeare Festival with Larry Bryggman as King Henry and Thomas Gibson as Prince Hal. Original music by Philip Glass.
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 24 Mar 1991
Duration: 151 mins

Director

JoAnne Akalaitis

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Philip Glass

Production Design

George Tsypin

Costume

Gabriel Berry

Cast

Larry Bryggman	King Henry IV
Thomas Gibson	Prince Henry (Hal)
Louis Zorich	Sir John Falstaff
Jared Harris	Henry Percy (Hotspur)
Ruth Maleczech	Mistress Quickly
Arnold Molina	Lord John of Lancaster
Daniel Oreskes	Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester
David J. Steinberg	Peto
David Manis	Bardolph
John Wojda	Archibald, Earl of Douglas
Kelly C. Morgan	Sir Walter Blunt
Lisa Gay Hamilton	Lady Percy
Mark Deakins	Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March
Mel Duane Gionson	Sir Richard Vernon
Miguel Perez	Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland
Moon Hi Hanson	Lady Mortimer
Norris M. Shimabuku	Earl of Westmoreland
Reese Madigan	Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
Rene Rivera	Poins
Richard Russell Ramos	Lord Chief Justice
Rodney Hudson	Richard Scroop, Archbishop of York
Roger Bart	Thomas, Duke of Clarence
Roger Bart	Francis, a Drawer
Tim Perez	Gadshill
Tom Nelis	Morton
Traber Burns	Owen Glendower

Theatre: Joseph Papp Public Theatre, New York, NY
Production type: Stage Recordings
Historical period: Medieval
Plays: Henry IV Part 1
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); New York Shakespeare Festival; Shakespeare Marathon (1987-1997)

History: The production ran in repertory with Part 2 26 February-7 April 1991.
Reviews: Rich, Frank. New York Times (28 February 1991 B3). Occhiogrosso, Frank. Shakespeare Bulletin 9, no. 2 (1991), p21-3.

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