New York Classical Theatre Announces All-Female and Gender-Fluid Cast for Richard III

5/24/2023 3:30pm


New York Classical Theatre (Stephen Burdman, Founding Artistic Dir, Matthieu Chapman, Literary Dir) has announced the all-female, gender-fluid, and disability-forward cast for William Shakespeare’s Richard III. The production, directed by Burdman, will play in Central Park from June 13 to June 25; in Brooklyn Commons at Metrotech from June 27 to July 2; and in Carl Schurz Park from July 4 to July 9. All performances are free and open to the public. The production stars Delaney Feener as Richard, Kristen Calgaro as Queen Elizabeth/Richmond, Connie Castanzo  as Lady Anne/Prince Edward/Rivers/Tyrell, Briana Gibson Reeves as King Edward/Catesby/Archbishop, Lucy Lavely as Buckingham/Clarence, Rami Margron as Hastings/Ratcliffe, and Pamela Sabaugh as Duchess of York/Stanley. The show features production design by Sabrinna Fabi, voice and speech coaching by Nora Leonhardt, fight direction by Sean Michael Chin, production stage management by Madison Lane, production supervision by Yetti Steinman, wardrobe supervision by Zola Gray, and casting by Stephanie Klapper. All performances begin at 7:00 PM. Free reservations, performance details, and weather updates can be found at nyclassical.org/richardiii. Press contact: Jim Byk/The Press Room (212/763-7724)...