Directed by Mac Stearns, the production stars IPAL veterans Vincent Barras as Henry II and Carmen Nicholson as Eleanor of Aquitaine. Their three sons are portrayed by Thomas Owens as Richard, Jonathan Parich as Geoffrey and Travis Guillory as John. Kristen Hebert plays Alais and Elliot Leitner rounds out the cast as Philip, King of France.
The play originally opened on Broadway in 1966 and won a “Tony” for Rosemary Harris. The author then wrote the screenplay for the movie of the same name starring Katharine Hepburn, Peter O’Toole and Anthony Hopkins. The movie received seven Academy Award nominations and took home three “Oscars” including Best Actress for Hepburn.
The director of this classic production, Mac Stearns, describes the play as the prequel to the story of Robin Hood. In Christmas, 1183, Henry II controls all of England and half of France but is unable to control his family. He is joined at his palace by his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine whom he has imprisoned for 10 years. Also present are their three sons, Richard the Lionheart, Geoffrey, and John, Henry’s mistress Princess Alais, and her younger brother, Philip Capet, King of France. Conflict, comedy, scheming and shifting alliances between all those involved provide a riveting theatrical experience.
For questions or additional information, contact Mac Stearns at 365-8898, call the theater at 364-6114, or e-mail ipal@cox.net.
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