King Lear at PICT
Opening this Saturday.
April 10 - 26
We begin our season with the grandfather of all tragedies, perhaps Shakespeare’s most profound achievement. The aging King divides his kingdom among his three daughters, basing each one’s share upon a public declaration of love to her father.
Goneril and Regan make eloquent and hypocritical speeches, but the youngest daughter, Cordelia, refuses to participate and is disinherited. Meanwhile, the Earl of Gloucester is falsely persuaded by his bastard son, Edmund, that his other son, Edgar, is conspiring against him. It is only after these stubbornly misguided fathers have endured terrible physical and mental suffering that they realize it is the offspring they have so bitterly renounced, not those to whose flattery they have succumbed, who truly love them. Barrymore Award-winner James J. Christy directs the great Dakin Matthews in the title role, with Simon Bradbury as the Fool.
Featuring:
Dakin Matthews, Helena Ruoti, Robin Walsh, Karen Baum, and Simon Bradbury
Also Featuring: David Cabot, Matt DeCaro, Jarrod DiGiorgi, Kevin Koch, Randy Kovitz, Christopher Maxwell, Larry John Meyers, Maurice Redwood, Mark D. Staley, Paul Todaro, Evan Walker, Dereck Walton, and David Whalen
Directed by:James J. Christy
Lighting Design: Andrew David Ostrowski
Sound Design: Nicholas Crano
Scenic Design: David P. Gordon
Costume Design: Pei Chi-Su
Fight Director: Randy Kovitz
To Purchase Tickets:
ProArts 412-394-3353
$47 - $17 (senior and other discounts available)
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