The Book of Will

at the Oak Grove Theater August 1 – 7, 2024

The Book of Will
By Lauren Gunderson
Directed by Emily Bump Girard
Produced by Terry Southerington

Without William Shakespeare, we wouldn’t have literary masterpieces like Romeo and Juliet. But without Henry Condell and John Heminges and crew, we would have lost half of Shakespeare’s plays forever! After the death of their friend and mentor, the two actors are determined to compile the First Folio and preserve the words that shaped their lives. They’ll just have to borrow, beg, and band together to get it done. Amidst the noise and color of Elizabethan London, The Book of Will finds an unforgettable true story of love, loss, and laughter, and sheds new light on a man you may think you know.

THE BOOK OF WILL is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the
Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com)

Cast List

Steve Winegard     Henry Condell
Scott Lunsford     John Heminges
Jeff Johnston     Richard Burbage/Horatio
Nora Oechslin     Alice Heminges
Marilou Johnson     Rebecca Heminges/Anne Shakespeare
Terry Southerington     Elizabeth Condell/Fruit Seller
Andy West     Crane/Barman/Compositor/Francisco
Austin Shifflett     Ed Knight/Issac Jaggard
Mac Preston     Boy Hamlet/Marcus/Bernard
Ken Rowland     Wm. Jaggard
Mackenzie Darby     Crier/ Susannah Shakespeare
Michael Blouin     Ben Johnson/Barman/Sir Edward Dering
Eleanor Drew Perkinson     Emilia Bassano Lanier
Erin Tabscott Staebell     Marcellus

Tech Crew

Susan Vass     Assistant Producer
Erin Tabscott Staebell     Stage Manager
Mike Riddell     Sound
Starr Lambert     Props
Susan Polly with Susan Vass     Costumes
Becky Price     Makeup
Paul Southerington     Lights