The Public Theater’s production of Shakespeare’s King Lear is now in rehearsal. James Macdonald is directing the play, which will perform October 18 – November 20, with an official opening on November 8.
The company will star Sam Waterston in the title role, and also feature Che Ayende (Duke of Burgundy/Knight/Servant), Craig Bockhorn (Doctor), Kristen Connolly (Cordelia), Michael Crane (Oswald), Herb Foster (Old Man/Knight), Seth Gilliam (Edmund), Enid Graham (Goneril), Bill Irwin (The Fool), Michael Izquierdo (King of France), Michael McKean (Gloucester), Arian Moayed (Edgar), Kelli O’Hara (Regan), John Douglas Thompson (Kent), Richard Topol (Albany), 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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