Lear

Seattle Public Theater (SPT) Youth presents Lear, a powerful and timely new edit of William Shakespeare’s King Lear directed by SPT Artistic and Education Director, Shana Bestock.

It only takes a momentary mistake to fracture a family, ruin a nation, and destroy a mind. What on earth happened in that moment? Why can’t it be taken back or fixed? Who is to blame for the fatal consequences? Drawn from Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy, Lear is a wrenching story rich in psychological complexity, told in the Bard’s glorious and powerful language. Lear explores the damage one mistake can do to the hearts and minds of families and nations.