Open to Public / Theater Company In Residence
King Lear at Senior Planet
Fri, Jun 21.2019
Developed in partnership with Brooklyn Public Library, and the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, with support from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and the Weissman Foundation
About the play
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King Lear by William Shakespeare
King Lear by William Shakespeare depicts an elderly king at the border of losing his faculties and independence, who makes a series of rash decisions regarding the future of his kingdom, fracturing his family and isolating himself from those who love him most.
Cast Members
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Harris Yulin
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Marjolaine Goldsmith
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Juliana Francis-Kelly
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Andrea Patterson
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Obi Abili
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