MONMOUTH — William Shakespeare’s dynamic and relentless history, “Henry V,” is Theater At Monmouth’s Shakespeare in Maine Communities offering for 2015.

“Henry V” will tour for three weeks to schools and community centers across the state and run for one weekend only in Cumston Hall, Oct. 16-18. This production is supported in part by the Maine Arts Commission and The Betterment Fund.

The Theater at Monmouth has provided literature-based education programs in schools and community centers since the theater’s founding. Since 2005, TAM has taken the bard on the road with Shakespeare in Maine Communities, featuring 60- to 90-minute adaptations of Shakespeare plays with five to eight actors. The target grade levels for this tour are middle and high schools, and previous tours have reached more than 6,000 students annually.

In “Henry V,” a young king makes a rash decision to go to war. Against overwhelming odds, Henry V leads the country to victory, conquering France and winning the hand of the heir to the throne. But there’s a terrible cost in human life and ruthless acts of moral ambiguity. In this propulsive, provocative production, Shakespeare’s rousing history culminates Henry’s complicated three-play journey from disaffected prince to legendary king.

Director Bill Van Horn, TAM company member since 2001, has directed and acted in numerous productions since then. A relocated New Yorker living in Philadelphia, Bill frequently acts, directs and writes for the acclaimed Walnut Street Theater. A successful playwright, screenwriter and librettist, Bill’s script and narration for the award-winning documentary Workshop for Peace appeared on PBS stations throughout the country and is seen by thousands of visitors each day at the United Nations.

For “Henry V,” Van Horn looked to a theme prominent in young adult fiction: dystopian worlds in conflict.

Henry V features Hannah Daly as Boy/Alice/Westmoreland, Ian Kramer as Dauphin/Jonathan/Bardolph, Connor McAndrews as Montjoy/Pistol/Canterbury, Erica Murphy as King Henry V, Kathleen Nation as Exeter/Isabel/Nym and Amanda Robinson as Fluellen/King of France. Fight choreography is by Leighton Samuels, set design is by Stacey Koloski, costume design is by Elizabeth Rocha and lighting design is by Jim Alexander.

Shakespeare in Maine Communities will tour “Henry V” at schools and performing arts centers Oct. 9-30. Public performances at Cumston Hall in Monmouth are Oct. 16 and 17 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 17 and 18 at 2 p.m.

Ticket prices range from $20 to $25. For tickets or booking information, call 207-933-9999 or visit www.theateratmonmouth.org.