Dr. Elizabeth Charlebois explores the "convergence of firsts" in Shakespeare's HENRY V and she'll dive deep into how Harry performs his role as King. You'll hear Beth introduce CST’s production of HENRY V, directed by Christopher Luscombe in 2014.

Beth Charlebois is an Associate Professor of English at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, where she specializes in English Renaissance drama and Shakespeare in performance pedagogy.

If you want to see photos and video from this production of HENRY V, or learn more about the cast and creative team, check out https://www.chicagoshakes.com/henryv.

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This episode was produced by by Sara B.T. Thiel, Margaret McCall, Forrest Williams, and Aaron Roberts, with editing by Forrest Williams and additional support from Krissi McEachern. Special thanks to Paige Whitson-Martini for her help transcribing this episode. You can find our episode transcriptions at www.chicagoshakes.com/asides.

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