HENRY V

Wisconsin Classic Stage invites you to an evening of electrifying live theatre, festivity, and community with our 2025 Pre-Season production of William Shakespeare’s HENRY V—a daring, visceral reimagining of power, legitimacy, and war.

📅 Performance Dates: May 30, 31 & June 1, 2025
📅 Performance Time: 7pm.

📍 Venue: Calvary Presbyterian Church

Featuring Kailey Azure Green in the title role, this production challenges tradition, offering a fiercely modern interpretation of Henry’s rise—where gender, authority, and ambition collide in a world of shifting allegiances. Directed by Josh Pohja (All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914, My Name is Rachel Corrie), this production features a cast of these exceptional Milwaukee theatre artists: Grace Berendt, Rick Bingen, Joel Dresang, Emily Harris, Joe Lino, Jonah McGinnis, William Molitor, Clayton Mortl, Caitlyn Nettesheim, Buckley Pohja, Nate Press, Jonathan Riker, Ben Skwierawski, Deborah Stencel and more...

🎭 Theatrical Performance – $25
Secure your seat for this unforgettable performance and witness Shakespeare’s masterpiece through a fresh, subversive lens.

🏰 FREE Renaissance Faire Pre-Show
Arrive 90 minutes before showtime for an immersive in-house mini Renaissance Faire, featuring live entertainment, themed festivities, and historical flair. Dress up or come as you are—either way, expect revelry!

🍗 Food & Drink Add-On – $10
Enjoy the festivities with a meal and drink ticket, available for purchase online. (Meal ticket includes one serving of food and one drink.)

🌟 A Theatrical Experience Unlike Any Other
Expect a bold, high-energy production that reinvents Shakespeare’s epic tale of power, identity, and war in ways that feel immediate, thrilling, and deeply resonant.

🎭 A Vibrant, Immersive Atmosphere
Whether you arrive early for the Renaissance Faire or just for the show, you’ll be stepping into an experience that blurs the lines between history and the present, celebration and confrontation, past and future.

♿ Accessibility & Parking

• Calvary Presbyterian Church is fully ADA-compliant, with wheelchair-accessible seating and facilities.
• Street parking is available nearby, and additional parking information will be provided closer to the event date.

📢 This is one of two fundraisers supporting our 2026–2027 season. Our next pre-season fundraiser production will be announced on opening night of HENRY V. Join us in championing bold, inclusive, and revolutionary theatre!

🎟 Tickets are limited—book now!

Info: Step Inside Our Pre-Show Renaissance Faire!
Arrive early and immerse yourself in the raucous revelry of our in-house Renaissance Faire—a free pre-show experience packed with food, fun, and theatrical mischief! Renaissance Faire is free, but food and drink is not. Please add-on a meal ticket for the full experience!
** St. Crispian's Chili Cook-Off – Sample and vote on the kingdom’s finest chili!
** Coronation Station – Crown yourself in glory with rebellious, unconventional regalia.
** Live Performances & Interactive Booths – Stay tuned for more surprises!
Dress up or come as you are—just be ready for feasting, merriment, and a bit of mayhem!

Info: Shakespeare’s Henry V is a play about power, war, and the making of a king—but what happens when the very idea of legitimacy is questioned? Wisconsin Classic Stage presents a radical, contemporary interpretation of this epic history, starring Kailey Azure Green in the title role.
This Henry V challenges tradition, centering a trans man navigating a world where masculinity, authority, and national identity are both fluid and fiercely policed. Set in a speculative yet strikingly familiar world, this production strips away the pomp to reveal the raw stakes of leadership, the weight of history, and the human cost of war.
With a dynamic ensemble, visceral staging, and a perspective that reclaims and reshapes Shakespeare’s vision, this is Henry V as you’ve never seen it before.
? May 30, 31 & June 1, 2025
? Calvary Presbyterian Church, Milwaukee
? Power. Identity. The cost of kingship. Don’t miss this groundbreaking production.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

935 W Wisconsin Ave, 935 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, United States