Shake on the Lake will give a performance of William Shakespeare’s Henry V on Saturday, August 3, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at the Morgan Manning House, 151 Main Street, Brockport. In case of inclement weather, the show will be at the Blackbox Theatre at SUNY Brockport’s Tower Fine Arts Center.
“Let us…on your imaginary forces work.” This line from the Prologue of Henry V says it all: Shake on the Lake approaches staging these 400+ year old works through fast, fun, and physical spectacle by their company of professional actors and designers.
Henry V is a story of a reluctant leader, one who is thrust into a position of power, rebels against it, but ultimately sees the importance of self-sacrifice for the people and the good of the nation. With the help of friends, foes, and ghosts from the past, including the comic knight, Sir John Falstaff, Henry V takes us on a journey through English history against their bitter foe, France, culminating in Henry’s infamous St. Crispin’s Day speech before the historic Battle of Agincourt.
The Chorus, or ever-present narrative device of the play, lends this story to simple, performer-driven spectacle. Shake on the Lake embraces this idea of “imaginary forces” with their staging of this great history play, performed by five actors, doubling and tripling roles, enhanced by professional design elements. Henry V will be a theatrical tour de force.
Support for Shake on the Lake is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Additional support by the Arts Council for Wyoming County, GOArt, Humanities NY, The Mary Conable & Norman Gayford Charitable Fund, Perry Rotary Foundation, the M&T Bank Foundation, and the Conable Family Foundation, the Ralph C. Wilson Arts & Cultural Initiative, the Wyoming Foundation, the Sam & Cherie Gullo Family Foundation, all administered through the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo.
For information and to register, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/henry-vbrockport-ny-tickets-896715790067?aff=ebdsoporgprofile.
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