It’s Christmas, 1183. In a cold castle in France, King Henry II gathers his brilliant, fiery queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine—freshly released from prison—for a holiday that’s anything but merry. Their three sons arrive, each desperate to inherit the throne, and what begins as a family reunion quickly turns into a dazzling battle of strategy, wit, and willpower.
Love and power collide as alliances shift by the hour and every conversation hides a trap. With razor-sharp dialogue, biting humor, and deep emotion, The Lion in Winter is a thrilling portrait of a royal family locked in a timeless struggle for control—over an empire, and over one another.
YULE BRINGS NO GOODWILL TO THIS HALL
Shannon Mayhall ELEANOR
Brian Rabinowitz HENRY
Sam Nachison RICHARD
Riley Samuel Merritt GEOFFREY
James Knapp JOHN
Tim Bruns PHILLIP
Kate Turner ALAIS
Jocelyn Adamski Director
Mark Brewer Asst Director
Marcela Ferrarone PSM
Mark Burrows Costumer
Claire Yearman Fight/Intimacy Coordinater
Dan McHugh Scenic Design
Emily Douville Scenic Design
Ray Harris Sound/Light Design
Jennifer McHugh Artistic Director (PPTC)
Anne Marie Lewis Eleanor Understudy
Dean Gallagher Henry Understudy
Mitchell Scott Spencer Richard Understudy
Philip J Macaluso Geoffrey Understudy
Jo Fabian John Understudy
Marcelo Reyes Nylund Phillip Understudy
Katherine Wettermann Alais Understudy