Tug Of War: Foreign Fire
Edward III, Henry V, Henry VI, Part 1
May 11
June 12, 2016
at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
by William Shakespeare
adapted and directed by Barbara Gaines
Lead Production Sponsor
James Newcomb
Derby / Douglas / Blue Cap Mariner / Mountjoy / Talbot
JAMES NEWCOMB CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Love’s Labor’s Lost, Tug of War: Foreign Fire and Civil Strife, Henry V, Timon of Athens, The Madness of George III, Macbeth. CHICAGO: Duke in Measure for Measure (Goodman Theatre). REGIONAL: Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Denver Center Theatre, The Old Globe, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, South Coast Repertory, Utah Shakespeare Festival, New York Shakespeare Theatre, BAM, Geva Theatre Center, San Diego Repertory Theatre, Shakespeare & Company (founding company member). SELECT ROLES: Roy Cohn in Angels in America, Richard III, Coriolanus, Iago, Touchstone, Feste, Benedick, Oberon, Apemantus, Gloucester, Thersites, Bottom. AWARDS: Denver Critics Award, Drama Logue Award, Oxford Society Award for Artistic Excellence. FIGHT DIRECTION: Chicago Shakespeare Theater, The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, Portland Stage Company, South Coast Repertory, Oregon Shakespeare Festival. San Diego Repertory Theate. TELEVISION: Honky (PBS).
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Run Time: 6 hours
(includes meal break and
several intermissions)
Tickets $100
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