ASC: Henry IV, Part 1

Do not miss the American Shakespeare Center's production of Henry IV Part 1 at the Blackfriars Playhouse, through November 27. I'll definitely be seeing it at least one more time. The entire play and everyone in it is marvelous, but the performance that is most captivating is James Keegan as Falstaff. Keegan is also Falstaff in this season's Merry Wives of Windsor, but this is a different sort of play and a different sort of Falstaff.

In Henry IV, Prince Hal (beautifully portrayed by Luke Eddy...