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JULY 13-17, 2022
Shakepeare on the Lawn
ABOUT THE PLAY
A DEADLY ROYAL PLOT
King Lear divides his kingdom among the two oldest daughters who flatter him and banishes the third one, Cordelia, who loves him. His eldest daughters both then reject him at their homes, so Lear goes mad and wanders through a storm. When Cordelia returns with an army, will their family start a civil war or find peace?
CAST
Directed by Brad Dell
King Lear..........................................Richard Maynard+*
Goneril...............................................Jen Green
Albany................................................Jonathan deLima*
Oswald...............................................Giovanni Bahena
Regan.................................................Heidi Mason*
Cornwall............................................Justin Verstraete
Cordelia.............................................Maggie Schmitt
France................................................David Robinson
Burgundy........................................David Korkow
Kent.....................................................Alex Wendel
Fool......................................................Brittny Rebhuhn
Gloucester......................................Sean Kanuso
Edgar.................................................Benjamin Sheridan*
Edmund...........................................Thomas Gill
+Member of Actors Equity Association
*Resident Artist Company Member
About The Show
LEAR LEGENDS
NOTABLE ACTORS WHO HAVE PLAYED KING LEAR
Anthony Hopkins
2018, BBC
You've seen him in:
Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Ian McKellen
2007, Royal Shakespeare Company
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You've seen him in:
The Lord of the Rings (2001)
Greg Hicks
2010, Royal Shakespeare Company
You've seen him in:
Snow White And The Huntsmen (2012)
Michael Gambon
1983, Royal Shakespeare Company
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You've seen him in:
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
HOSPITALITY PARTNER
Check out Lachele’s Fine Foods this week for daily specials inspired by the lines and characters of King Lear!
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