Shakespeare on the Common: King Lear at Parkman Bandstand

Directed by Founding Artistic Director Steven Maler and with celebrated Boston actor Will Lyman in the title role, King Lear follows the journey of the aging king, faced with his own mortality and mental decline as he tries to secure the legacy of his kingdom by dividing it amongst his three daughters. Only through loss—of status, of love, of loyalty—does King Lear learn what is truly resonant at the end of a life.

The cast  (click for bios) features Will Lyman (King Lear)* Fred Sullivan, Jr.* (Earl of Gloucester), Jeremiah Kissel* (Earl of Kent), Ed Hoopman* (Edgar),  Mickey Solis* (Edmund), Brandon Whitehead* (Fool), Deb Martin* (Goneril), Jeanine Kane* (Regan), Libby McKnight (Cordelia), Mark Soucy (Duke of Albany), Maurice Emmanuel Parent* (Duke of Cornwall), Brandon Green (Oswald) and Jerry Goodwin (Doctor/Old Man).

The design team includes Beowulf Boritt (Scenic Designer), Peter West (Lighting Designer), Katherine O'Neill  (Costume Designer), Colin Thurmond (Sound Designer), Yo-el Cassell (Movement), and Jeremy Browne (Fight Director).