Summary

Help Alex bring to life Henry IV, Part 1.

As a Sandbox Theatre Collective Member project, we’re using 9 actors to explore the explosive and intimate relationships that have been captivating audiences for over 400 years.

This play isn’t about history, this is about right now, and we have the perfect venue for it.

Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro will be our Boars Head Tavern, it will be our Royal Court and it will be our battlefields of Shrewsbury.

Performance Dates:

August 14th, 15th, 21st, 22nd, and 29th at 7:30pm

August 16th, 23rd and 30th at 3:00pm

Why this play now?

Imagine investing your loyalty, hopes and your dreams into a system you helped create. In an instant, that same establishment now distorts your intentions, dismisses your efforts and designates you as the problem and the enemy. This betrayal is the fuel that ignites Hotspur’s journey. He personifies righteous anger and the unwavering belief that people in power should be held accountable for their actions.

In a world where people are unheard and misrepresented. Hotspur is the hero we need.

The play also explores the tension that can exist between the expectation of who you should be, and the reality of the person that you are. Prince Hal exists in two different worlds but can claim neither as his own. In the tavern, he is relaxed, reckless and surrounded by people who have little stakes in his day-to-day life. In the court, he is the heir to a kingdom. He is to embody discipline, dignity and the legacy of a nation.

When so many of us are torn and pulled between these pressures, his ability to find himself and persevere in unprecedented times makes Hal the hero we can recognize in ourselves.

…..and then there is Falstaff. He jokes, he entertains and he holds the hearts of his friends on a pedestal. He wields humor, distraction and community as his tether to ride the fine line between protective escapism and emotional avoidance.

Henry IV Part 1 reflects what it means to live through unprecedented times: a time of political frustration, fractured identity, and the search for the ability to cope in a turbulent world. Its characters wrestle with the same pressures that we do, while fighting to overcome them on their own terms.

Where Your Money Goes!

Theatre is a costly business, and to tell this story the way it deserves to be told takes resources. The way your donation will help can be broken down below:

Performance Space – 30%

Rehearsal Space – 30%

Production Stipends for Cast and Crew – 30% (If enough is raised, we can hire understudies!)

Props – 3%

Potential Costumes – 3%

Marketing – 3%

Every dollar counts to boosting production value and boosting artists compensation for their time and effort! Help make this the best possible production that it can be!