King Lear 08-09

One of the most powerful dramas in Western literature, King Lear is both an intimate family drama and an explosive political epic. Beginning with a monarch’s division of his kingdom amongst his three daughters, Lear explores the most basic questions of human existence: love and duty, power and loss, good and evil. Tony Award winner Robert Falls remounts his 2006 production, which captures both the stark violence and devastating passion of Shakespeare’s masterpiece. Stacy Keach will play the title role, returning to STC for the first time since Macbeth in 1995. When the show premiered at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre, The Chicago Tribune raved, “A colossal, eye-popping operatic production,” and The New York Times proclaimed it one of the best productions of 2006.

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Steve Pickering*
Kent

Edward Gero*
Gloucester

Jonno Roberts*
Edmund

Stacy Keach*
Lear

Kim Martin-Cotten*
Goneril

Kate Arrington*
Regan

Laura Odeh*
Cordelia

Andrew Long*
Albany

Chris Genebach*
Cornwall

Brian MacDonald
Burgundy

Aubrey Deeker*
France

Joaquín Torres*
Edgar

Dieterich Gray*
Oswald

Gary Neal Johnson*
Knight in Lear’s retinue

Howard Witt*
Fool

Hugh Nees*
Old Man

Conrad Feininger*
Medic

David Blixt*
Captain

Norman Aronovic*, Stacey Cabaj, Billy Finn, Dan Istrate, Dan Lawrence, William LeDent, Matt Baxter Luceno, Carol Randolph, Jeffrey Scott, Amanda Tudor, Scott Westerman
Ensemble
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Robert Falls
Director

Walt Spangler
Set Designer

Ana Kuzmanic
Costume Designer

Michael Philippi
Lighting Designer

Richard Woodbury
Sound Designer

Rick Sordelet
Fight Director

Ellen O’Brien
Voice and Text Coach

David Paul
Assistant Director/Musical Director

Akiva Fox
Literary Associate

Hannah Todd
Directorial Assistant

Lloyd Davis, Jr.*
Stage Manager

Benjamin Royer*
Assistant Stage Manager

Merry Alderman and David Muse
Casting Directors
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