Kunene and the King

Kunene and the King

FEB 16 – MAR 16
Klein Theatre

By John Kani
Directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Produced in association with Octopus Theatricals

A celebrated classical actor has just been given a career-defining role as King Lear and a life-changing diagnosis—and Lunga Kunene (John Kani) has been charged with his care. As Jack Morris (Edward Gero) confronts his mortality, two men brought together by necessity discover the unifying power of Shakespeare a quarter century after the fall of apartheid. Written and performed by Tony-winner John Kani (Black PantherThe IslandSizwe Banzi is Dead), Edward Gero (The Lehman Trilogy) joins this “poignant two-hander” (The Guardian) in the play’s U.S. premiere.

Cast

L. Peter Callender*
L. Peter Callender*
Understudy, Lunga Kunene
Edward Gero*
Edward Gero*
Jack Morris
John Kani*
John Kani*
Lunga Kunene
John Lescault*
John Lescault*
Understudy, Jack Morris
Ntebo
Ntebo
Isithunywa

Full Cast List

Understudy, Lunga Kunene: L. Peter Callender*
Jack Morris: Edward Gero*
Lunga Kunene: John Kani*
Understudy, Jack Morris: John Lescault*
Isithunywa: Ntebo

Artistic Team

Playwright: John Kani*
Director: Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Scenic Designer: Lawrence E. Moten III
Costume Designer: Karen Perry
Lighting Designer: Rui Rita
Sound Designer: DJ Potts
Dialect and Vocal Coach: Deborah Hecht
Fight Consultant: Sierra Young
Dramaturg: Drew Lichtenberg
Music Consultant: Ntebo
Additional Music: Romero Wyatt
Casting: Caparelliotis Casting, David Caparelliotis, CSA and Joe Gery, Danica Rodriguez
Associate Director: Timothy Johnson
Production Stage Manager: Laura Smith*
Assistant Stage Manager: JuanCarlos Contreras*

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers

Production Sponsors
Nan Beckley
Bonnie & Louis Cohen
Nichole Francis Reynolds
The Shrivastava Family