Insurgo Theater Movementpresents
THE LIFE AND DEATH
OF KING JOHN
by William Shakespeare
Insurgo premieres a new adaptation of William Shakespeare’srarely performed classic.
The “cutting-edgiest dramahounds in town” (CITY LIFE)offer a provocative original staging at the Insurgo Theater,located on the third floor of the Plaza Hotel & Casinoin downtown Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Play presents a struggle for the crown of England,in this play however the struggle is located much further backin English history than usual.And perhaps for that reason,it is waged with a strikingly cold-blooded brutality.Most of the contestants for the throne are the descendants ofKing Henry the Second and Eleanor of Aquitaine.The couple’s eldest son, Richard the Lionheart,has been killed before the play begins.Richards royal kin who compete to occupy the throne he vacatedpossess none of the Lionhearts legendary heroism,but John, the late Richards youngest brotherwho holds the crown when the play opens,lacks none of Richards savagery.Johns opponent is a boy, Arthur,the son of another of Johns elder brothers now deceased.Arthurs cause has been taken up by the Kings of France and Austria,but nonetheless the boy falls into King Johns handsamong the spoils of victory John enjoys when he defeatsFrance and Austria on the battlefield.But Arthurs capture fails to secure the throne for John,providing the opportunity for Lewis, Prince of France,to lay claim to his crown – a claim supported by the outraged nobles of Englandwhom Lewis befriends with a savage treachery to match Johns.While there are no royal heroes in King John,the play finds its voice in the Bastard,Sir Richard Plantagenet, illegitimate son of the Lionheart
whose journey to self-realization crystallizes the play.
May 25 – June 16Thursdays through Saturdays at 7pmInsurgo TheaterPlaza Hotel
more information:www.insurgotheater.org
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