{"id":146,"date":"2014-11-07T17:04:28","date_gmt":"2014-11-07T17:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davidfoubert.com\/?p=146"},"modified":"2014-11-07T17:04:28","modified_gmt":"2014-11-07T17:04:28","slug":"interview-with-david-in-times-of-trenton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidfoubert.com\/?p=146","title":{"rendered":"Interview with David in &#8220;Times of Trenton&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we head into closing weekend for the Shakespeare Theatre of NJ&#8217;s successful and well-received run of &#8220;Henry VIII&#8221;, starring David in the title role, the Times of Trenton took a moment to interview David and his co-star Jessica Wortham (Queen Katherine) about the experience.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>David Foubert as Henry gets far more stage time than Wortham, but he quickly points out that the man he plays isn\u2019t the bearded, rotund, bejeweled monarch of the famous Henry VIII portraits.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Henry was a vital, active, straightforward, outgoing young man who enjoyed hunting and jousting with his many friends. He\u2019s smart enough to accept and consider, although he may not follow it, the advice he receives from older, more experienced statesman he\u2019s surrounded by, people like Cardinal Wolsey and Thomas Cranmer,\u201d says Foubert who points out that at one time, the role was often assigned to actors who specialized, as he does, in comedy. His many roles in the eight seasons he has been with the Shakespeare Theatre have included many comedies including one of three actors who perform \u201cThe Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nj.com\/times-entertainment\/index.ssf\/2014\/11\/theater_henry_viii_playing_at.html\">Click here to read the interview on the Times of Trenton website<\/a> (November 7, 2014). Henry VIII closes on Sunday, November 9th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we head into closing weekend for the Shakespeare Theatre of NJ&#8217;s successful and well-received run of &#8220;Henry VIII&#8221;, starring David in the title role, the Times of Trenton took a moment to interview David and his co-star Jessica Wortham (Queen Katherine) about the experience. David Foubert as Henry gets far more stage time than [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[12,2],"tags":[9,13,6,16,11],"class_list":["post-146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-interviews","category-theatre","tag-classics","tag-henryviii","tag-shakespeare","tag-shakespearetheatrenj","tag-shakespearetheatreofnewjersey"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":133,"url":"https:\/\/davidfoubert.com\/?p=133","url_meta":{"origin":146,"position":0},"title":"Star-Ledger Review of &#8220;Henry VIII&#8221;","author":"admin","date":"October 23, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"The Star-Ledger has weighed in on David's performance in Henry VIII at Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey and found it \"commanding\"... Ronnie Reich, The Star-Ledger (October 23, 2014) David Foubert gives a commanding, layered performance in the title role. 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Tell a friend to tell a friend.... The staging and pacing\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Reviews&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Reviews","link":"https:\/\/davidfoubert.com\/?cat=10"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":114,"url":"https:\/\/davidfoubert.com\/?p=114","url_meta":{"origin":146,"position":2},"title":"Interview with David in the &#8220;Daily Record&#8221;","author":"admin","date":"October 9, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"The press leading up to David's turn as the titular Henry VIII in Shakespeare's Henry VIII at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey has begun! 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Some of the early buzz: Simon Saltzmann, CurtainUp New Jersey (October 20, 2014) \"I am obliged\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Reviews&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Reviews","link":"https:\/\/davidfoubert.com\/?cat=10"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davidfoubert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/STNJ_HenryVIII_08774.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davidfoubert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/STNJ_HenryVIII_08774.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davidfoubert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/STNJ_HenryVIII_08774.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davidfoubert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/STNJ_HenryVIII_08774.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":117,"url":"https:\/\/davidfoubert.com\/?p=117","url_meta":{"origin":146,"position":4},"title":"Interview with David on BroadwayWorld.com","author":"admin","date":"October 21, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"BroadwayWorld.com took a moment to interview David in the days leading up to his turn as King Henry VIII at Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey! 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