HENRY VI, Part 1

June 2023, Directed by William Wolfgang

6:30 PM at the following locations in York City:

  • Friday, June 16 - Farquhar Park

  • Saturday, June 17 - Foundry Plaza

  • Friday, June 23 - Cherry Lane

  • Saturday, June 24 - Kiwanis Lake


From off this brier pluck a white rose with me.
— Act II, Scene 4

This production will be part of our Bilingual Shakespeare in the Park, funded by the Cultural Alliance of York County and Downtown, Inc.

The War of the Roses begins in this first installment of the Henry VI trilogy. The House of York and its emblem, the White Rose, takes the House of Lancaster and its Red Rose to the battlefield. You can be a part of the first-ever production of Shakespeare’s War of the Roses in the White Rose City, York, Pennsylvania–join us for our open auditions; we’re looking for large casts to bring this epic to life!