"Madly enjoyable." - The New York Times
Alan Bennett's play is a wickedly funny work that asks difficult questions about what education is for and who is entitled to it, delving into issues of class, race, and the difficulties of growing-up gay. The Guardian UK praised "the incendiary achievement of this subtle, deep-wrought and immensely funny play about the value and meaning of education."

HISTORY BOYS | The Actor’s Perspective | David Glover – POSNER

01.06.2013

On preparing for the role of Posner… Well, beyond the textual analysis and the dramaturg provided by Drew and the other actors, the extensive elocution lessons provided by our French and British coaches….I watched a lot of British movies and sitcoms. This play has an excellent “British” sense of humor and I needed to get [...]

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HISTORY BOYS | The Actor’s Perspective | Joe Dallacqua – IRWIN

01.06.2013

On preparing for the role of Irwin… 4 years in an all boys Catholic school was a good start… for Irwin in particular I spent a lot of time looking at the way he speaks. Particularly his was way of attacking a question from all angles. On the character… He’s very much in between the [...]

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HISTORY BOYS | The Actor’s Perspective | Doug Mondell – CROWTHER

01.06.2013

On preparing for the role of Crowther… I spent a lot of time studying the British school system. I also researched the people, poems, songs, works of art, etc. that we mention in the play. Thoughts on Crowther… Crowther is not very talkative nor does he like to speak his mind for or against a [...]

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HISTORY BOYS | The Actor’s Perspective | Elisha Beachy – LOCKWOOD

01.06.2013

On preparing for the role of Lockwood… I prepared for my role by reading through the script and, because my role doesn’t speak very much, I basically chose a random high school personality, and tweaked from there. Lockwood seems to have evolved so much in the last month. Thoughts on Lockwood… I find Lockwood fascinating [...]

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HISTORY BOYS | The Actor’s Perspective | Daniel Kuether – SCRIPPS

01.06.2013

On preparing for the role of Scripps… I prepared for this role like I prepare for most. Once I feel I have started to pick up on the characters attributes I try and locate those specific characteristics within myself. I always feel if I can relate and emphasis myself the character becomes more real. Thoughts [...]

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HISTORY BOYS | The Actor’s Perspective | Dayton Willison – AKTHAR

01.06.2013

On preparing for the role of Akthar… I studied a Sheffield accent like the other boys. I looked up the beliefs of a Muslim so I had an idea of what the religion entails. I also had known about this show for a long time and done research on it so I had a fair [...]

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HISTORY BOYS | The Actor’s Perspective | Jay Rittenberger – RUDGE

01.06.2013

On preparing for the role of Rudge… I got the script from the library the moment I knew that AVLT was doing the show. I had heard of the show, due to the Tony Awards, and immediately was interested in it, due to my background in education. Prior to getting the role, I didn’t do [...]

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HISTORY BOYS | The Actor’s Perspective | Jordan Fehr – DAKIN

01.06.2013

On preparing for the role of Dakin… For this show, aside from learning lines and doing accent work for both British and French dialects, I have been watching a TON of the best TV and films from the UK, to get a real feel for how they talk and act. The replacements of the sounds [...]

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HISTORY BOYS | The Actor’s Perspective | Cate Blair-Wilhelm – MRS. LINTOTT

01.06.2013

On preparing for the role of Mrs. Lintott… In addition to the technicalities of continually reading and studying the script, working with a dialect coach, and looking up a number of English words and phrases, I read synopses and reviews of the play. I looked into “Durham University” ~ where my character attended college ~ [...]

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HISTORY BOYS | The Actor’s Perspective | John Kuhn – HECTOR

01.06.2013

Preparation for the role of Hector… Drew and his team have done a great job providing research information for this particular show. Getting notes to us about specific poets or quotations that are referenced in the play. All typical parts of an actor’s prep work. Thoughts on Hector… Hector is a very interesting, deeply flawed [...]

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