King Lear played on Nov. 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, and Dec. 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 2005.
King Lear
by William Shakespeare Directed & Edited by Karen Fort
Featuring:
Fred Wellisch (Lear)
LJ Hischier (Goneril)
Cyndi Rhoads (Regan)
Tiffany Bedwell (Cordelia)
John Zimmerman (Gloucester)
David Sellers (Edgar)
Joshua Murphy (Edmund), Timothy Tsurutani (Fool)
Peter Esposito (Kent)
Rory Jobst (Albany)
John Hornik (Cornwall)
Charles Mueller (France)
Michael Zubb (Oswald / Burgundy)
Ensemble: Michael Jones, Sylvia Schluter, Steven Simms, Elise Newman, Dushanti Hassell, Julia Canter Wellisch, Joanne Worthy
Many actors play more than one role in this ensemble production.
Designers & Crew: Kate Harrington (stage manager), Jeff Bauer (scenic design), Dave Skvarla (fight director), Keith Fort (sound design), Jesse Klug (lighting design), Duane Davy (asst director), . Costume team: Skyler Shrempp (lead), Ameika Johnson, Lauren Petty, Doneisha Fulton, Christine Jones. Judy Molloy & Cyndi Rhoads (publicity), Mike Grossman & Joel Gross (carpentry), Jon Sevigny (photography), live music by Nick “The Stick” Maronek & Elise Newman; Gershon Addo, scenic painting.
Read the article about our sound design for King Lear, in LIVE DESIGN magazine.
Lear (Fred Wellisch) grieves the death of Cordelia (Tiffany Bedwell), while the faithful Kent (Peter Esposito) consoles him.
The opening scene, wherein Lear divides his kingdom. The King of France (Charles Mueller) proposes to the disinherited Cordelia (Tiffany Bedwell).
The death of Edmund, the bastard (Joshua Murphy) at the hands of his brother Edgar (David Sellars), watched by Albany (Rory Jobst).
Three royal sisters: Goneril (LJ Hischier), Regan (Cyndi Rhoades), & Cordelia (Tiffany Bedwell)