WINSTON-SALEM – The Associates of the North Carolina School of the Arts will present a behind the scenes look at the School’s upcoming production of Henry the Fourth, Parts 1 & 2, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, in the Proscenium Thrust Theatre of Performance Place on the NCSA campus, 1533 South Main St., Winston-Salem. Admission is free.

Henry the Fourth, Parts 1 & 2, will be performed April 17-20 and 23-26.

The April 1 “behind the scenes” event will feature a panel discussion with several people involved in the production.

Presenters will include: NCSA School of Drama Dean Gerald Freedman, director of the play; School of Drama faculty member Dale Girard, fight choreographer; Ryan Wineinger, set designer and student in the NCSA School of Design and Production; various cast members from the production; and NCSA School of Filmmaking students involved in the making of a “From Paper to Stage” documentary about the production. Robert Beseda, assistant dean of the School of Drama, will serve as moderator.

A reception for the audience will follow in the Performance Place lobby.

The North Carolina School of the Arts will present Henry the Fourth, Parts 1 & 2, by William Shakespeare, at 8 p.m. April 17-19 and 23-26, and at 2 p.m. April 20 and 26, in the Proscenium Thrust Theatre in Performance Place on the NCSA campus. Admission is $12 for adults and $10 for seniors and students. For tickets, call 336-721-1945 or visit www.ncarts.edu/performances.

Henry the Fourth, Parts 1 & 2, has been adapted into a three-act play by Dakin Matthews and will be directed by NCSA School of Drama Dean Gerald Freedman. The play will feature third- and fourth-year drama students. The School of Design and Production is providing design and production support for the play.

An arts conservatory of international renown, the North Carolina School of the Arts was the first state-supported, residential school of its kind in the nation. Established by the N.C. General Assembly in 1963, NCSA became part of the University of North Carolina in 1972. More than 1,100 students from middle school through graduate school train for careers in the arts in five professional schools: Dance, Design and Production (including a Visual Arts Program), Drama, Filmmaking, and Music. Maestro John Mauceri, founding director of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, has served as chancellor of NCSA since July 1, 2006. For more information, visit the School’s website at www.ncarts.edu.