Adventures in Dramaturgy: Production Photos from "King Richard III" at the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival

Clarence (Robert Gibby Brand) encounters Richard (Bruce Roach) on his way to the Tower, with Noel Collins as the soldier standing in the background.

Richard (Bruce Roach) is cursed by Queen Margaret (Kathleen Warfel), while Hastings (Matt Rapport) watches in the background.

Bruce Roach as Richard, consoling Prince Edward (Zackary Hoar) upon his arrival in London.

The newly-crowned King Richard III (Bruce Roach), revelling in the fruits of his labors, is congratulated by Lord Buckingham (Jason Chanos).

The final showdown at the Battle of Bosworth Field (Act V) between Richmond (Greg Brostrom) and Richard III (Bruce Roach), while Herbert (Scott Cordes) looks on.

About Thomas Canfield

Dr. Thomas Canfield has a Ph.D. in English, with a specialization in Elizabethan drama, from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Currently, he is pursuing a second master’s degree in Theatre at UMKC, where he has been the dramaturg for productions of The Country Wife, Great Expectations, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

At the Kansas City Repertory Theatre, he has contributed to productions of King Lear, Gee’s Bend, The Drawer Boy, and Death of a Salesman.

In eight seasons as Dramaturg in Residence for the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, he has contributed to summer productions of Romeo and Juliet, Othello, The Merry Wives of Windsor, King Richard III, Macbeth, Antony and Cleopatra, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and As You Like It. He also is working on the 2014 production of The Winter's Tale.

Most recently, he presented a lecture on on representations of As You Like It in graphic and performance art at the Kansas City Public Library, and presented a Show Talk at the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival. Currently, Dr. Canfield is writing a history of the first Equity playhouse in Kansas City, the Circle theatre, which was located in Union Station from 1962-67.

Dr. Canfield teaches Shakespeare and Foundations of Theatre at UMKC, first-year writing seminars at Park University, and is a professor of English and Humanities at National American University. In his spare time, he is a writer and reviewer for KC Stage magazine. He also has been a new script reader for for the Unicorn Theatre and an adjudicator for the Blue Star program through Kansas City's Starlight Theatre.

Adventures in Dramaturgy

Production Photos from "King Richard III" at the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival

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About Thomas Canfield

The Circle Theatre (1962-67)