1 Shakespeare play. 17 actors. 48 hours. And not much else. 48-Hour Shakespeare presents Henry V at the Spaces at Manhattan Theatre Club, on November 13th 2016. Produced by Matthew Minnicino. Featuring Olivia Rose Barresi as Henry V.
Executed in the style of Shakespeare's original companies, a motley crew of theatre makers will assemble for the first time on the morning of Saturday, November 13th, parts assigned and lines as well-memorized as can be, and put together a play in less than two full days - with no budget, no designers, and (somehow) no director.
Henry V is on thin ice. Newly crowned king of a divided England, with a rocky reputation thanks to the scandals of his youth and a lot to prove, our boy needs a miracle to unite a realm of disparate peoples with nothing in common into a band of brothers. But when a princely provocation arrives from the French Dauphin, England and its king finds their cause: the conquest of France. So what if the odds are 10 to 1?