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Bill Irwin, Sam Waterston, Frank Wood et al. Set for Public Theater’s King Lear

Sam Waterston
(© Tristan Fuge)
Sam Waterston
(© Tristan Fuge)

The Public Theater has announced complete casting for Shakespeare’s King Lear, to run October 18 – November 20. James MacDonald will direct the production.

The company will feature, as previously announced, Sam Waterston (Lear), Che Ayende (Duke of Burgundy/Knight/Servant), Craig Bockhorn (Doctor), Michael Crane (Oswald), Herb Foster (Old Man/Knight), Seth Gilliam (Edmund), Enid Graham (Goneril), Michael Izquierdo (King of France), Michael McKean (Gloucester), Arian Moayed (Edgar), Kelli O’Hara (Regan), John Douglas Thompson (Kent), and Richard Topol (Albany), along with Kristen Connolly (Cordelia), Bill Irwin (The Fool), and Frank Wood (Cornwall).

The production will feature scenic design by Miriam Buether, costume design by Gabriel Berry, lighting design by Christopher Akerlind, and sound design by Darron L West.

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Closed: November 20, 2011