Exploring Henry IV and Falstaff with Stacy Keach and Edward Gero
To reserve space for this event, contact shakesguild@msn.com or to call (505) 988-9560 or (505) 670-9815. You may also register for discounted tickets on Thursday, May 29, with a quick call to Patricia Fitzgerald at (202) 232-7363.
Exploring Henry IV and Falstaff with Stacy Keach and Edward Gero
Thursday, May 29, at 12:15 p.m.
Woman’s National Democratic Club
1526 New Hampshire Avenue NW in DC
Luncheon & Program $28
As Falstaff in Michael Kahn’s riveting interpretation of Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2, one of America’s most distinguished and versatile actors is returning to a role he first played four decades ago in Central Park. Not only has Stacy Keach earned plaudits in such classics as Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth, and Richard III. He has also depicted Lyndon Johnson in Macbird, and LBJ’s White House successor in Frost/Nixon. Meanwhile he is renowned for dozens of television roles, among them his celebrated portrayal of detective Mike Hammer, and for his work in more than seventy films, most recently Nebraska, a 2013 Oscar contender for Best Picture. Joining Mr. Keach will be Edward Gero, a winner of four Helen Hayes Awards and a nominee for nearly a dozen more. Mr. Gero is completing a Shakespeare Theatre journey that began twenty years ago when he played Bolingbroke to Richard Thomas’ title figure in Richard II. He’ll soon be starring as Justice Scalia in Arena Stage’s premiere of The Originalist, a drama that could well be bound for Broadway in 2015. After a wide-ranging dialogue with Mr. Andrews, both stars will respond to questions from the audience. And Mr. Keach will be happy to inscribe copies of his memoir, All in All: An Actor’s Life On and Off the Stage, which will be on hand for purchase.