King Lear

Overview

The once powerful King Lear chooses to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, and so begins one of Shakespeare’s most moving tragedies. At the crucial point of relinquishing his realm, Lear demands to know which of his daughters loves him the most. His ambitious older daughters answer with false praise and lavish flattery, however his youngest daughter, who does truly love him, answers with honesty. Wildly unsatisfied with her response, Lear’s rage sets in motion catastrophic consequences. Ultimately stripped of his privilege and its trappings, Lear must reckon with his own humanity.

Cast

Christopher Lloyd

King Lear

Jonathan Epstein

Earl of Kent

Nigel Gore

Earl of Gloucester

Bryce Michael Wood

Edmund

MaConnia Chesser

Goneril

David Bertoldi

Duke of Albany / Oswald

Jennie M. Jadow

Regan

Ryan Winkles

Duke of Cornwall

Jasmine Cheri Rush

Cordelia

Nomè SiDone

King of France / Edgar