ACTING SHAKESPEARE A Roundtable Discussion with Artists from the Utah Shakespearean Festival’s 2009 Production of Henry V

Abstract

Flachmann: Welcome to the culminating event in our Wooden O Symposium, the Actors’ Roundtable Discussion on Henry V. I’d like to begin with a question for Mr. Sullivan, and then move on to the actors for their opinions on the same topic. The primary criticism levied against history plays is that they are often boring recreations of mundane historical details, but anyone who has seen your brilliant production of Henry V would certainly disagree with this statement. So I’d like to know your secret for making this play so accessible, so immediate, and so alive.