King Lear at American Shakespeare Center
Dates: 7/7/2016 - 11/25/2016
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Blackfriars Playhouse 10 S. Market Street
Staunton, NY 24401
Phone: 1.877.MUCH.ADO
Tickets: $30-$60
Running Time: 2:00
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By William Shakespeare
July 7 - November 25, 2016
Shakespeare's profound exploration of the meaning of human life. King Lear is both timeless and unnervingly contemporary. A penetrating family drama and powerful political commentary, Lear's relentless gaze at man's frailty and inhumanity conveys the necessity, sanctity, and strength of human love.
July 7 - November 25, 2016
Shakespeare's profound exploration of the meaning of human life. King Lear is both timeless and unnervingly contemporary. A penetrating family drama and powerful political commentary, Lear's relentless gaze at man's frailty and inhumanity conveys the necessity, sanctity, and strength of human love.
Cast and Creative Team for King Lear at American Shakespeare Center
Lear, King of Britain - René Thornton, Jr.*
Goneril, his eldest daughter - Jessika Williams*
Regan, his middle daughter - Allison Glenzer
Cordelia, his youngest daughter - Lauren Ballard
Duke of Albany, Goneril's husband - Alexander Sovronsky*
Duke of Cornwall, Regan's husband - Benjamin Reed
King of France, Cordelia's suitor - Zack Powell*
Duke of Burgundy, Cordelia's suitor - Chris Johnston
Earl of Kent, Lear's friend, later disguised as Caius - David Anthony Lewis*
Lear's Fool - Chris Johnston
Oswald, Goneril's steward - Shunté Lofton
Earl of Gloucester, a nobleman, loyal to Lear - John Harrell
Edgar, his son - Zack Powell*
Edmund, his bastard son - Patrick Earl
Curan, Gloucester's Servant - Alexander Sovronsky
knights, servants, gentlemen, officers - various troupe members
Goneril, his eldest daughter - Jessika Williams*
Regan, his middle daughter - Allison Glenzer
Cordelia, his youngest daughter - Lauren Ballard
Duke of Albany, Goneril's husband - Alexander Sovronsky*
Duke of Cornwall, Regan's husband - Benjamin Reed
King of France, Cordelia's suitor - Zack Powell*
Duke of Burgundy, Cordelia's suitor - Chris Johnston
Earl of Kent, Lear's friend, later disguised as Caius - David Anthony Lewis*
Lear's Fool - Chris Johnston
Oswald, Goneril's steward - Shunté Lofton
Earl of Gloucester, a nobleman, loyal to Lear - John Harrell
Edgar, his son - Zack Powell*
Edmund, his bastard son - Patrick Earl
Curan, Gloucester's Servant - Alexander Sovronsky
knights, servants, gentlemen, officers - various troupe members
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American Shakespeare Center
Blackfriars Playhouse 10 S. Market Street
Staunton, NY 24401
Phone: 1.877.MUCH.ADO
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