Shakespeare’s Richard III – Act 4 Scene 4 “Men shall deal unadvisedly sometimes”

Shakespeare’s Richard III was his breakthrough work and established him as the leading dramatist in London.  His Richard may not be the Richard of history, but it suited the Tudor politics of the day and gave the groundlings enough blood and gore to keep them standing and cheering for the more than three hours required to hear the full work.  Having wooed and married Lady Anne – whose father and husband he killed -Richard disposes of her and turns his attention in Act 4 Scene 4 to Queen Elizabeth, Edward IV’s widow, and proposes a match with Elizabeth’s daughter, though he has but recently ordered the death of her two sons (the princes in the Tower).  Their encounter is a gripping scene and a challenge for the actors.  Sterling White is Richard and Ariana Karp Elizabeth.

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Sterling White is a Shakespeare enthusiast, young actor, and student from Santa Fe, New Mexico. He has been acting for almost 4 years, mostly with the Upstart Crows of Santa Fe. Across a number of different full productions and workshops he has played roles such as Hamlet, Leontes, Hotspur, Mark Antony, Lysannder, and more. He absolutely loves working with Shakepeare’s plays, especially the histories! Sterling is currently a sophomore Political Science major at Reed College in Portland Oregon.

ARIANA KARP is an alumna of London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) with a MA in Classical Acting for the Professional Theatre. And a BA in Literature-Theatre from Reed College. She is the Artistic Director of the International Shakespeare Center Santa Fe, & co-director of the Youth Shakespeare Festival Santa Fe. She is a founding member of Ducdame Ensemble in NYC, and also works with the Brooklyn-based Stairwell Theater Company as an actor, & dramaturg. She was a creator, producer, and the Shakespeare Lead of Tabling: The Podcast, available on iTunes. Besides classical theatre, Ariana also has a passion for playing cello, something she has enjoyed doing since the age of 5. Over the last two years she has incorporated original cello and vocal compositions into her theatrical work.