The Atlanta Shakespeare Company at The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse Presents KING LEAR
The Atlanta Shakespeare Company at The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse presents KING LEAR, featuring Chris Kayser as Lear.
Directed by Artistic Director Jeff Watkins
Performances November 2-24, 2019
Sunday November 24 performance at 2:30pm only (Limited lunch menu available at 1:15pm)
Tickets: $15 General Admission Preview Thursday October 31, 2019, $20 General Admission Preview Friday November 1, 2019
The ties that bind in King Lear are woven of deceit, greed, grief and joyfulness. Often regarded as Shakespeare's crowning achievement, this tragedy about the relationship between parents and their offspring shows us how quickly we become blinded by fear and killed with love.
Join the cast and crew members for a lively Q&A on Sunday November 10, 2019
Cast:
- King Lear - Chris Kayser*
- Fool - Natalie Karp
- Goneril - Anja Lee*
- Albany - Drew Reeves*
- Regan - Gina Rickicki
- Cornwall - Tamil Periasamy
- Cordelia - Alexandra Pica
- France - Brewer Kunnemann
- Burgundy - Ryan Vo
- Kent - Matt Nitchie*
- Gloucester - Maurice Ralston*
- Edgar - Kenneth Wigley
- Edmund - Chris Hecke
- Oswald - Ryan Vo
- Curran - Anna Holland
- Old Man - J. Tony Brown*
- Captain - Tamil Periasamy
- Doctor - J. Tony Brown*
- Knights - Tamil Periasamy, Brewer Kunnemann, Anna Holland
- Gentleman - J. Tony Brown*
- French Soldiers - Natalie Karp, Brewer Kunnemann, Anna Holland
- Goneril's Servant - Alexandra Pica
- Goneril's Soldiers - Brewer Kunnemann, Natalie Karp,
- Regan's Soldiers - Ryan Vo, Anna Holland
- Regan's Servants - Brewer Kunnemann, Anna Holland, Drew Reeves*
- Gloucester's Servants - Alexandra Pica, Drew Reeves*
- Attendants - Natalie Karp, Anna Holland, J. Tony Brown*
- Gloucester Follower - J. Tony Brown*
- Messenger - Brewer Kunnemann
- Herald - J. Tony Brown*
*Member of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
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