Henry V

Playwright Lloyd Suh reimagines the political intrigue and high drama of¿Henry V¿for twenty-first-century audiences.¿Shakespeare¿s¿Henry V¿is a play about nationalism, war, and how we remember history. Known for its rousing speeches and miraculous outcomes, the play has long had a life beyond the stage and page, its themes and rhetoric common points of reference in politics. In this modern translation of¿Henry V, Lloyd Suh has created a new interpretation that is distinctly his own while protecting the mystery of Shakespeare¿s drama. Suh¿s translation focuses on the actors and the staging,¿channeling¿the theatrical nature of Shakespeare¿s play for a new audience.¿¿This translation of¿Henry V¿was written as part of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival¿s Play On! project, which commissioned new translations of thirty-nine Shakespeare plays. These translations present the Bard¿s work in language accessible to modern audiences while never losing the beauty of Shakespeare¿s verse. Enlisting the