Free Staged Reading: Henry VI cycle

Are you hoping to brush up on your Plantagenet history before attending the CSF summer production of Richard III?  Don't miss the chance to learn about what has happened immediately before Richard proclaims his famous first lines: "Now is the winter of our discontent..."  

At the start of Richard III, the hunchbacked duke of Gloucester is plotting his path to the throne. His brother has just become king after the death of Henry VI. But who was Henry VI? How did the Wars of the Roses begin? Why is there so much tension between the Yorks and the Lancasters? Early in his career, Shakespeare wrote a three-play cycle about Henry VI, which was wildly popular with Elizabethan audiences, but is rarely performed today. The plays explore the rule of Henry VI and his powerful queen, Margaret, the struggle for power between the houses of York and Lancaster, and the back-story for Richard III.  

The Colorado Shakespeare Festival and the Shakespeare Oratorio Society are proud to present a new cutting of the Henry VI cycle (parts 1, 2 and 3), condensed into one play!  This free staged reading, directed by Anne Sandoe, is your chance to peek into the history behind Richard III.  

This event was submitted by Boulder County Arts Alliance.
http://www.bouldercountyarts.org/calendar/events/