Henry IV Part One Meet-Up
Join us for an informal time with the Bard, starring you! All are welcome. Anyone can read or just listen. Between a rock and a wild place! Prince Hal is biding his time. His father, Henry IV, wants to tutor him in the cruel art of ruling the realm, but Hal would rather study the bottom of a beer stein in a seedy tavern, surrounded by his carousing friends. Mistress Quickly and assorted whores, boozers, and petty rogues all look up to the gang’s charismatic leader, Sir John Falstaff — larger than life, debauched and allergic to all authority — who has been more of a teacher to Hal than his father ever was. Then, when a young rival threatens the kingdom, it’s time for Hal to step up and take on the family troubles. But how does a reckless son become a true prince? The story parallels our own times when Prince Henry says "Wisdom cries out in the streets, and no one regards it."