The Falstaff Project
by Andrew Ritchie
Death. Honour. Beer. Everything is on the line as Falstaff struggles to achieve greatness in the face of an impending war, a failing friendship and a crippling addiction. Shakespeare's Henry IV Part 1 re-mastered as a roving theatre performance throughout the Artery. True to Artery style, a new local musical act hits the stage every night.
Production History
November 2015 | Thou Art Here Theatre | The Artery
CAST & CREATIVE TEAM
Poins: Alyson Dicey
Bardolph: Jesse Gervais
The Messenger: Katie Hudson
Prince Hal: Neil Kuefler
Henry IV: James MacDonald
Mistress Quickly: Nancy McAlear
Falstaff: Troy O’Donnell
Chief Justice/Hotspur: Ben Stevens
Director: Andrew Ritchie
Video Designer: Julia Grochowski
Stage Manager: Al Gadowsky
Costumer Designer: Neil Kuefler
Promotions Designer: Tynan Boyd
Musicians/Bands:
Skunk Coat
Bass Desires
Erin Kay & Ken Stead Music
Oh, Dear
Revenge of the Trees
Eva Foote & Braden Gates
Success 5000
Luke Thomson and the Junkyard Angels
Tall Tales & the Tinkerbox
Lindsey Walker
BIG BEN and Koschmyoozik
Joel Crichton
Jack Accident
Awards
Nominated Outstanding Multi-Media Design - Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award 2015 (Edmonton)
Selected Press
“What I especially liked about Ritchie’s production, an affair of great comic zest and invention, is that Neil Kuefler’s Prince Hal deftly avoids the role’s queasy potential underpinning of manipulation and calculation”
“The Falstaff Project a great show you can enjoy with a beer in hand. The integration of video in the form of news broadcasts which work surprisingly well in Shakespearean prose was a really creative use of multimedia”
“An immersive theatre experience that is a good one to start with”
“one of the last performances in the space… The Artery is the perfect bar for this play… it has so much spirit and soul in the nooks and crannies”
“navigating unexpected situations is part of the challenge and the fun for Thou Art Here. Blocking is loose, and in the tradition of early Shakespeare performances, there is room for improv.”
