Richard III is the story of a cunning and deformed Duke of Gloucester, Richard, who ruthlessly plots to seize the English throne through manipulation, murder, and betrayal, ultimately succumbing to his paranoia, marking the end of the Wars of the Roses and the rise of the Tudor dynasty; Shakespeare's play explores themes of power, ambition, deception, and the consequences of unchecked evil, with Richard's “deformity” often serving as a metaphor for his “twisted” inner nature. This version is a new adaptation of the play by Jack Greenberg.