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William Shakespeare's King Lear, directed by Michael Socrates Moran, is a co-production between Oakland Theater Project and New Performance Traditions. In the twilight of his rule, a king sets out to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, but in mistaking flattery for love, his choices usher in a new reign of domination, cruelty, and collapse. Stripped of title, authority, and comfort, Lear is left with nothing but his humanity. Shakespeare's tragedy examines a man who mistakes his position for his identity and asks whether freedom is possible in a world where control reigns.
Cast and Creative Team for King Lear at Z Space
Cast
# Cast List for *Orpheus Descending*
Lisa Ramirez
Lady Torrance
Hunter Bryant
Val Xavier
Susannah Martin
Vee Talbott
Robert Parsons
Jabe Torrance/Sheriff Talbott/David Cutrere
Natalie Pasquinelli
Carol Cutrere
Zolboo Namkhaidorj
Dolly Hamma/Nurse Porter
Lizzie Izyumin
Beulah Binnings
Creative Team
Will Detlefsen
Director
News About King Lear at Z Space
KING LEAR to Open at Z Space in Co-Production With New Performance Traditions
August 21, 2026 Oakland Theater Project and New Performance Traditions will present a music-infused staging of KING LEAR at Z Space in San Francisco, directed by Michael Socrates Moran with a cast of 30.About the Theatre
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