Henry IV

In this modern classic of 20th century drama, Luigi Pirandello depicts the compelling story of an Italian aristocrat who suffers amnesia after a severe fall in an equestrian escapade. He wakes up thinking he is Henry The Fourth of the German Holy Roman Empire. Modern psychiatry bursts violently into this world of masquerade and illusion when his friends permit a less-than-expert psychologist to conduct a peculiar “shock treatment” involving medieval portraits that transform themselves into living figures, an experiment that invites unforeseen disaster. Translated by Edward Storer.

Director

Mohammad Kowsar
Director’s Notes

Cast

• Henry IV: Will Hand
• Matilda: Gabby Battista
• Frida: Tricia C. Brooks
• Charles DiNolli: Jameson Mitchell
• Tito Belcredi: Aaron Teixeira
• Dr. Genoni: Joseff Stevenson
• Harold: Brett Hunt
• Landolph: Andrew Nolan
• Ordulph: Kenny Toll
• Bertha: Julie Ann Valdez
• John: Bryce Duzan

Press coverage

The New York Times, Bay Area Blog, Dec. 3, 2009

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