Course Detail: 47HENRY - 47 Discover Michigan's Shakespeare Festival: Henry V and The Merry Wives of Windsor PRE-TRIP CLASS WILL BE HELD IN C140

We'll be traveling to Canton's Village Theater of Cherry Hill to see TWO shows at the Official Michigan Shakespeare Festival. Celebrating its 25th Anniversary Season, the Michigan Shakespeare Festival is a professional Equity Theatre Company dedicated to producing world-class classical plays. OLLI will be attending the following two performances and is offering a pre-trip class prior to trip day* 

Henry V - Focusing on the events before and following the famous Battle of Agincourt, Henry V tells the story of one of Britain's greatest kings - and the man behind the title. The final piece of Prince Hal's story first played out in Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2 (Award-winning MSF production from 2015), where we saw the wild and angry young man as he grew into a leader of men. One of Shakespeare's most famous histories, Henry V features some of the most famous scenes and speeches in the cannon. Directed by MSF Artistic Director Janice L Blixt. 

The Merry Wives of Windsor - Mistress Page and Mistress Ford have a huge problem- a drunken rogue who will not leave them alone. Sir John Falstaff is short of money and on the hunt for a lady willing to take him on and pay his bills. The ladies get together and hatch a hilarious plan to thwart the pest - if only their husbands can stay out of the way. The Merry Wives of Windsor is famously the result of Queen Elizabeth I demanding that Shakespeare write a play featuring Falstaff (from Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2) falling in love - and how else could such a request play out? Directed by Artistic Associate Robert Kauzlaric.

*Pre-trip class: On Thursday, August 11, prior to our trip to see Henry V and The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Michigan Shakespeare Festival, Dan Gates, professor of English at SVSU, will discuss the two performances that we will be attending to help clue you in on the plot, characters and what to watch for in these two plays.

This trip package includes tickets to the two performances, a pre-trip play discussion, lunch TBD, dinner at Rose's, and motorcoach transportation from SVSU.

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