Performances of “The Parsons’ Cause: Prelude to Revolution” will be presented July 4 at 11 a.m. at the historic Hanover Courthouse, U.S. 301 and Hanover Courthouse Road. A court case known as The Parsons’ Cause took place in 1763 at the courthouse and thrust a young attorney named Patrick Henry into the spotlight with his challenge to the authority of the Church of England and the king of England.