SHAKESPEARE’S

RICHARD II

October 9th- November 9th, 2014

In a return to the Elizabethan tradition of all-male Shakespeare, a cast of thirteen professional actors performed both productions in rotating repertory 

The usurpation and regicide of the poet King Richard II begins a hundred year cycle of uncertainty and violence in England. The political thriller you have never seen… Quintessence will bring to the stage Shakespeare’s greatest poetry and question the prerequisites of leadership, the power of language over force, and the existence of God.

IN ROTATING REPERTORY WITH SHAKESPEARE’S AS YOU LIKE IT.

REVIEWS

“Unparalleled performances grace the stage of this Philadelphia theater”

- STAGE MAGAZINE

“Richly Rewarding”

- Phindie

ENSEMBLE

James-Patrick Davis*
King Richard II

Alexander Harvey
Bushy/Scroope

Ashton Carter
Bagot

Andrew Betz
Green/Exton

Sean Close
Aumerle

Stephen Novelli *
John of Gaunt/ Gardener

Lee Cortopassi
Bolingbroke

Alan Brinks
Mowbray/ Ross/ Fitzwater

Carlo Campbell
Northumberland

Ryan Walter
Duchess of Gloucester/Willoughby/Carlisle

Connor Hammond
Queen/Harry Percy

Paul Hebron*
Duke of York

Matt Tallman
Surrey/Salisbury/Duchess of York

 CREATIVE TEAM

Alexander Burns
Director

Josh Carpenter
Assistant Director / Text Coach 

Jane Casanave
Costume Design

Joseph Glodek
Light Design

Ian Rose
Fight Direction

David Cope
Music Composer