King John
Hudson Shakespeare
Company
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Tony White
The second offering of our Shakespeare in the Parks turns to a rarely done but action packed history play, King John. More famous in the US for his signing of the Magna Carta than anything else, the play of King John played as more political allegory than dry history with humor, family tragedy and expansive sword play. In 12 Century England King John, brother of Richard the Lion Heart fights to maintain his throne against his young nephew Arthur, the rightful heir to throne and the King of France. The show follows how personal and political ambition endangers that which is most dear through the eyes of John's court and the wiseacre musings of the Bastard, another of John's nephew.






































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Show Dates:

Monday, July 7, 7PM, Shipyard Park, Hoboken, NJ
Tuesday, July 8, 7PM, Monument Park, Fort Lee, NJ
Wednesday, July 9, 7:30PM, Staib Park, Hackensack, NJ
Thursday, July 10, 8PM, Ellsworth Park, Union City, NJ
Monday, July 14, 7PM, Sinatra Park, Hoboken, NJ
Tuesday, July 15, 7PM, Monument Park, Fort Lee, NJ
Wednesday, July 16, 7:30PM, Staib Park, Hackensack, NJ
Thursday, July 17, 7:30PM,
David Brearly High School football field, Kenilworth, NJ
Saturday, July 19, 2PM Stratford Library, Stratford, CT
Monday, July 21, 7PM Shipyard Park, Hoboken, NJ
Tuesday, July 22, 7PM, Monument Park, Fort Lee, NJ
Saturday, June 26 7:30PM Pearl Studios, 500 8th Avenue, 4th Floor, Studio 410, New York City, NY
(Admission $15 adults/$10 Seniors and Students
























Cast
James Pravasilis         King John
Michelle Robinson                     Elinor of Aquataine
Bjorn Pederson                   The Bastard
Lawrence Frank                        King Phillip/Lord Bigot
Jesse Stewart                              Lewis the Dauphin
Tzena Nicole      Constance
Kindel Ingham                         Prince Arthur
Tom Hedlund                            Cardinal Pandulph
Henri Douvry                    Hubert/Chattilon
Allison Johnson   Salisbury/Robert
     Faulconbridge
Sharon Pinches                          Lady Faulconbridge/
      Blanche/Prince Henry
Jon Ciccarelli      Duke of Austria/Pembroke






















































To see other 2008 show Pages: The Comedy of Errors, Twelfth Night, King John, Julius Caesar

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King John (James Pravasilis) plots to maintain his throne against his nephew Arthur and his sister-in-law Constance.
The illegitimate son of Richard the Lion Hearted known as the Bastard (Bjorn Pederson) swears alleigence to his Uncle King John (James Pravasilis) in his fight against Arthur and his ambitious mother Constance.
Constance (Tzena Nicole) receives the support of the French King as she purues putting her son on the English throne.
The Bastard (Bjorn Pederson) squares off in a deul with a French Knight (Henri Douvry) under the direction of Arthur and his mother Constance.