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King Lear

10.0 165 mins Drama   History   2021
Shakespeare & Company   Shakespeare Theatre Company  
Director(s): Nicole Ricciardi

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.

Casts of King Lear

Christopher Lloyd

as King Lear

Jonathan Epstein

as Earl of Kent

Nigel Gore

as Earl of Gloucester

Bryce Michael Wood

as Edmund

MaConnia Chesser

as Goneril

David Bertoldi

as Duke of Albany / Oswald

Jennie M. Jadow

as Regan

Ryan Winkles

as Duke of Cornwall

Jasmine Cheri Rush

as Cordelia

Nomè SiDone

as King of France / Edgar

Devante Owens

as Duke of Burgundy

Allyn Burrows

as The Fool

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