Henry IV | Script
90-Minute Cut of Henry IV (Conflated)
Our cut of Henry IV (conflated)
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The Doubling Chart for Henry IV
This cut is for a company of 7 actors
All characters in the same color are played by the same actor. An X indicates the character is in the scene, an O indicates that the actor is in the scene playing a different character.
Notes:
We have not performed this cut yet.
We cut and conflated a lot of characters, paring the royals and the rebels down to just a couple of leaders and a couple of lieutenants.
The cut is weighted very heavily toward Part 1, taking up about 60-70 of the 90-minute runtime. Part 2 almost serves as an epilogue, the greatest hits of Hal trying on the crown, Lady Percy scolding Northumberland, and the rejection of Falstaff.
We gave the epilogue to Falstaff.
Resources
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