In the summer of 2017, NAU's Crooked Figure Theatre received a grant to continue work on a production of William Shakespeare's Henry V. The show was produced specifically at the El Portal Hotel in Sedona, Arizona, and moved from the inside dining hall to the hotel's courtyard, with various scenes places throughout the property.
The production featured female actor to play King Henry as a female king--one of the first times such a re-gendered casting has occurred in the play's production history.
This production is one of three that form the backbone of my analysis of casting practices in American productions of Shakespeare's histories in my book, Like a King: Casting Shakespeare's Histories for Citizens and Subjects. The workshop version of the production is also featured in my article "Like a King:" Re-Gendering Henry V, published in Theatre Annual in 2020.
The production featured female actor to play King Henry as a female king--one of the first times such a re-gendered casting has occurred in the play's production history.
This production is one of three that form the backbone of my analysis of casting practices in American productions of Shakespeare's histories in my book, Like a King: Casting Shakespeare's Histories for Citizens and Subjects. The workshop version of the production is also featured in my article "Like a King:" Re-Gendering Henry V, published in Theatre Annual in 2020.
