1 Henry V – From the Script
He that shall live this day, and see old age,
Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,
And say ‘To-morrow is Saint Crispian:’
Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars.
And say ‘These wounds I had on Crispin’s day.’
Old men forget: yet all shall be forgot,
But he’ll remember with advantages
What feats he did that day: then shall our names.
Familiar in his mouth as household words
Harry the king, Bedford and Exeter,
Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester,
Be in their flowing cups freshly remember’d.
This story shall the good man teach his son;
And Crispin Crispian shall ne’er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remember’d;
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition:
And gentlemen in England now a-bed
Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin’s day.
Henry V, 4:3
2 Henry V – At the Festival
Shakespeare’s great history play, Henry V, was first produced here in 1983, and proved to be the beginning of a long and successful relationship with a second Henry, the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s own, Henry Woronicz, who starred as King Henry the Fifth in that first production. After his initial season with the festival when he also played Antonio in the Merchant of Venice, he returned in 2002 to direct As You Like It, beginning an extended run with the Festival lasting more than fifteen years working as both a director and actor. In addition to playing such pivotal roles as Macbeth and Prospero, among others, he has returned several times to contribute to additional productions in Shaskespeare’s extended Henriad, as well. He starred in Richard III, played Sir John Falstaff in Henry IV, Party 1, and directed Richard II, Henry IV, Part 1 and the Conclusion of Henry IV, Parts 2 and 3.
3 Henry V – Artist: Stanley J. Watts
After attending Utah State University for a year, Stanley J. Watts continued his training under the tutelage of noted Salt Lake City sculptor, Dr. Avard Fairbanks. Now a noted sculptor, Watts is best known for his bronze sculptures celebrating famous figures in American history including one of George Washington located near the revolutionary encampment at Valley Forge and one of Abraham Lincoln near the Civil War battlefield in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This sculpture of King Henry the Fifth at the Battle of Agincourt, was created based on an original concept outlined by A. Clayton Robbins
Mr Watts created several other characters in the Pedersen Shakespeare Character Garden in cooperation with artist A. Clayton Robbins. If you would like to see an additional sculpture created by Watts not situated here, his whimsical statue of Titania from A Midsummer Night’s Dream is just a short walk away, standing at the west entrance to the Randall L Jones Theatre.