This summer, The World’s a Stage Players (The Concord Players’ resident Shakespeare troupe) continue Shakespeare's eight-play cycle of English history. Henry IV, Part I is the first of Shakespeare's two plays centering on the reign of Henry IV. It is a story of power, honor and rebellion, depicting the King’s military battles, political conflicts with a rebellious faction of nobles, and the escapades of his son, who frequents the taverns in the company of disreputable characters.