Richard III • 2023
ISC Rep Season 2023: Power & PRocess
Richard III is a wickedly relevant play that looks at how power is cultivated, seized, abused, and lost in a highly pressurized political environment. We investigate one of Shakespeare’s most fascinating characters in a production featuring physical storytelling and original music.
Cast
Alejandro Amundah: Derby
Mairi Chanel: Elizabeth
Andrew Codispoti: Margaret, Ratcliffe, Prince Edward
Edward Daranyi: Clarence, Catesby
Jane Henzerling: Anne, Rivers
Josh Horton: Hastings, Richmond
Ariana Karp: Tyrrell
Alexander Lane: Richard III
Amy Meilander: Edward IV, Duchess of York, Lord Mayor
Geoffrey Pomeroy: Richard III
Noah Segard: Buckingham
Clara West: Brackenbury, Dorset, Young York, Messenger
SPECIAL THANKS
Ashlinn Barber Woeltjin, Juniper Barber-Woeltjen, Zoe Burke, Quinn Cooley-Winters, Iza Konings, Scarlet Lindeen, Luke Nutting, NM Actors Lab, Elizabeth West
Production Team
Andrew Codispoti: Co-Facilitator
Vince Faust: Set Designer
John Flax: Ensemble Movement Training
Lynn Goodwin: Training Coordinator
Ariana Karp: Director/Facilitator, Sound Designer
Natasha Karp: Print Designer
Liam Mitchell: Board Operator
Rylie Philpot: Lighting Designer
Ashur Pinkerton: Stage Manager
Geoffrey Pomeroy: Music Composition & Performance
Katrin Talbot: Photographer, Videographer, Print Designer
Kate Udall: Ensemble Voice Training
Leslie Veditz: Administrative Ops
Irene Webb: Marketing Lead
Director’s Note • Ariana Karp
In 1623, two actors from Shakespeare’s Company published one of the most important books in the history of western theater: the First Folio, the first collected edition of Shakespeare’s plays. In 2023, this auspicious 400th anniversary year, we are exploring not only this play, but the theatrical process through which the text on the page became the play on the stage. After some incredible voice and movement training this past spring, the ensemble gathered for the first time this Sunday, July 9. Our mission was both simple and profoundly complex: build a very strong ensemble in six days and create a contemporary, imaginative, and entertaining Richard III together. During this week, we have been astonished by the contemporary relevance of this play, it seems like it has been written for our time. Using original rehearsal practices, firmly grounded in movement work and ensemble development, we are excited to share with you what we have found and how this play speaks to us. You, the audience, are our final ensemble member. Thank you for sharing this time and space with us.