Open to Public / Theater Company In Residence 2019
King Lear Project presented by Grandparents Around The World
Free Event
Thu, Jun 13.2019 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
The King Lear Project was 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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James Earl Jones
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Andrea Patterson
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Juliana Francis-Kelly
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Obi Abili
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Linda Powell
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Peter Francis James
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