Richard III
February 2
March 10, 2024
Courtyard Theater
by William Shakespeare
directed by Edward Hall
starring Katy Sullivan
Lead Sponsors
A HIGHLY ARRESTING & COURAGEOUS PRODUCTION...
Katy Sullivan’s work is intoxicating.
Chicago Tribune
A TRIUMPH! Edward Hall has approached the play with such exquisite care and clarity that even newcomers to Shakespeare will be enraptured.
Broadway World
Power, greed, ambition. A world where to win is everything. And to win at all costs. Tony Award nominee, Paralympic champion, and bilateral above-knee amputee Katy Sullivan makes her Chicago Shakespeare debut in Edward Hall’s first production as artistic director. Full of scathing dark comedy and high-stakes family drama, a divided kingdom provides fertile ground for the charismatic, unscrupulous Richard to seize power and exact revenge—and no one is safe from his tyranny. This marks the first major US production of Richard III to feature a woman with a disability in the title role. “Sheer exhilarating theatricality,” declares Chicago Reader.
ASL Duo-interpretation: Fri, February 23 • 7:30 p.m.
Audio Description (with optional Touch Tour): Sun, February 25 • 2:00 p.m.
Projected Spanish Translation: Tue, February 27 • 7:30 p.m.
Open Captioning: Wed, February 28 • 1:00 & 7:30 p.m.
The Players
Creative Team
Edward Hall Director
Michael Pavelka Scenic and Costume Designer
Jon Trenchard Composer and Music Director
Marcus Doshi Lighting Designer
Pornchanok Kanchanabanca Sound Designer
Aly Easton Accessibility Consultant
Sarah Scanlon Intimacy Director
Matt Hawkins Fight Choreographer
Peter Andersen Assistant Director
Yun Lin Assistant Lighting Designer
Emily Hayman Assistant Sound Designer
Lo Williams Directing Shadow
Bob Mason Casting Director
Jessica Forella Stage Manager
Michael George Assistant Stage Manager
Cast
Scott Aiello Clarence, Stanley
Debo Balogun Ratcliffe
Mark Bedard Murderer, Prince
Anatasha Blakely Catesby
E.M. Davis Bishop of Ely, Tyrell, Princess Elizabeth
Yao Dogbe Buckingham
Sean Fortunato Lord Rivers, Duchess of York
Erik Hellman Lord Hastings, Duke of Norfolk
Jaeda LaVonne Lady Anne
Libya V. Pugh Margaret
Mo Shipley Edward, Prince of Wales
Katy Sullivan Richard III
Demetrios Troy King Edward IV, Earl of Richmond
Jessica Dean Turner Elizabeth
Jack Doherty Understudy
Jodi Gage Understudy
Jeff Kurysz Understudy
Keenan Odenkirk Understudy
Patrick Tombs Understudy
Lauren Winder Understudy