In 1810, critic Charles Lamb claimed that “Lear is essentially impossible to be represented on a stage” (‘On the Tragedies of Shakespeare’).
We’re taking Lamb’s statement as a challenge.
Shakespeare’s King Lear is about the inexpressible. What can a child say to an unruly parent? What can a king say once he’s given away his crown? What can we say once we’ve seen “unaccommodated man” (KL 3.4.105)? King Lear is an apocalypse of language, the final revelation of the parent who holds the speechless body of his dead child: “Look there! Look there!” (KL 5.3.309). Come. See.
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010
The Ferguson Theatre
7:30 pm (pre-show music at 7:00 pm)
Free admission
(Despite the Georgia State game on Nov 18th, parking on campus will not be an issue.)
Lear…………………………..Steve Burch
Goneril……………………….Deborah Parker
Regan…………………………Amy Handra
Cordelia/Fool……………….Regan Stevens
Albany…………………………David Ainsworth
Cornwall………………………Mark Hughes Cobb
Gloucester……………………Charles Prosser
Edmund……………………….Derrick Williams
Edgar…………………………..Peyton Conley
Kent…………………………….Matt Lewis
Oswald…………………………Wescott Youngson
France/Ensemble…………..Cooper Kennard
Burgundy/Ensemble……….Jerrell Bowden
Drums…………………………..Laurie Arizumi
Director………………………..Nic Helms
Assistant Director…………..Whitney Graham
Sprockets and Springes 