CAST
Jim: Luke Gardiner
Moody: Morgan Johns
Clive: Eduardo Ramirez
Stutz: Aidan Ong
Grady: Aden Karp
Axel: Oliver Fuisz
Sal: Monroe Lemaire
Hands: Brian Nguyen
Petsy: Annika Voorheis
Fuller: Felix Bao
“… A wonderful production overall, with great performances by all the actors involved. The choice of setting and frame story really reinvigorated the story, and made me think about Henry IV in a way I hadn’t before.”
– Charlie Bonkowsky, Bwog
Morgan Johns as Moody with the rest of the cast. Photo by Will Park.
The cast in salute. Photo by Will Park.
Henry IV Parts I & II was a punchy part of KCST’s 2022 Fall Season. The production was held in the Lerner Black Box and was directed by Theo Taplitz (CC ‘25).
PRODUCTION TEAM
Director: Theo Taplitz
Producer: Caelan Bailey
Financial Producer: Suhani Sharma
Creative Producer: Bronagh Doughty
Stage Manager: Katie Cherven
Shakespeare Dramaturg: Charlie Coleman
WWI Dramaturg: Clara Davies
Assistant Director: Susannah Yezzi
Assistant Producer: Maya Shore
Assistant Stage Manager: Jeongin Kim
Costume Designer: Anne Sappenfield
Assistant Costume Designer: Laurel Carpenter
Set Designer: Sudheshna Khadka
Lighting Designer/Board Op: Isabelle Cowan
Sound Designer/Board Op: Brooke Jacobs
Movement Choreographer: Maya Shore
Props Coordinator/Assistant Stage Manager: Tamika Dolisca
Props Designer: Kurt McLaughlin
Publicity and Outreach Coordinator: Abigail Fixel
Henry IV’s Halloween Party!
Annika Voorheis as Petsy and Monroe Lemaire as Sal. Photo by Will Park.
“Henry IV … stands out as a creative reimagining that adds much to the original text. ‘Heavy is the head that wears the crown,’ King Henry IV says. But we know that the heads with the helmets are the heaviest.”
— Catherine Sawoski, Columbia Spectator