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The News & Record of Greensboro, NC reviewed our production:

 

By Amanda Wils Special to the News & Record-

     The House of York, directed by David Hammond, is an ambitious staging of William Shakespeare’s War of the Roses tetralogy — Henry VI, parts I, II, and III, and Richard III. The show is interwoven with information from sources who wrote at the same time as Shakespeare as well as those who wrote after that, in the 18th century. It was first developed at the Yale School of Drama, and we are now lucky enough to see it staged locally by Guilford College’s Theatre Studies department.

     The entire company is deserving of accolades. There are a few standouts, however. Eli Moran as Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York, moves deftly through the first two acts (there are three acts total), a genuinely sympathetic, if not entirely blameless, player on a stage full of what are, after all, Shakespearean villains. Nina Troy as the Earl of Warwick, “The Kingmaker,” handles her role with authority and aplomb. Gabe Monroe is all feeling here, rendering King Henry VI as an ultimately good but fatally naive man unfit to lead. Victoria Saraldi-Gallardo is a force to be reckoned with as Margaret of Anjou, bloodthirsty queen of Henry VI. Saraldi-Gallardo wields her character’s menace like a pro. Even in defeat, the threat of Margaret looms like an executioner’s ax. 

     And Patrick Brandt is nothing short of outstanding, first as Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, and then as Richard, also Duke of Gloucester and doomed king, Richard III. Brandt is the rare actor who can make you forget that you’ve seen at least a dozen other actors in the same role. He is especially brilliant as that “plague to men,” Richard III.

     I appreciate the challenges and opportunities Sternberger Auditorium provides artistically, and the theatre department typically makes good use of it. This is no exception. Don’t miss this opportunity to get a heaping helping of historical tragedy while you can.

 

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