King Lear (2015)
Produced by
Watershed Shakespeare Festival Collective
Playwright: William Shakespeare
Director: Rod Carley
Venue
Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace
Previews
November 26th, 2015
Run
November 26th, 2015 – December 6th, 2015
Synopsis
William Shakespeare’s KING LEAR is often regarded as Shakespeare’s greatest work, the masterpiece among masterpieces. It is a domestic tragedy examining the breakdown of family relationships on a huge canvas, yet drawn with a very intimate brush.
The chaos in KING LEAR is the result of the inevitable dynamics that can emerge in any family situation. Lear is not only a king, he is a family patriarch whose plans to divvy up his kingdom among his daughters backfires, causing a civil war that gets played out as a large scale family crisis. (kinglearproject.com)
Cast
| Tim Nicholson | Earl of Kent |
| Charlie Thomlinson | Earl of Gloucester |
| Joshua Bainbridge | Edmund, Bastard son to Gloucester |
| David Fox | King Lear |
| Maureen Cassidy | Goneril, Lear's Eldest Daughter |
| Zachary Smithers | Duke of Albany, Husband to Goneril |
| Jennifer Ritchie | Regan, Lear's Middle Daughter |
| Jeff Miller | Duke of Cornwall, Husband to Regan |
| Kelsey Ruhl | Cordelia, Lear's Youngest Daughter |
| Brian Nettlefold | First Knight to Lear / Old Man, Tenant farmer to Gloucester |
| Jesse Beam | Lear's Knight / Beggar / Gloucester's Servant / French Officer / Herald |
| David Johnson | Lear's Knight / Beggar / British Officer |
| Paul Tessier | Lear's Knight / Cornwall's Servant / French Doctor / British Officer |
| Hume Baugh | Lear's Fool |
Creative Team
| William Shakespeare | Playwright |
| Rod Carley | Director |
| Frank Vona | Set Designer |
| Peggy Haskins | Costume Designer |
| Rod Carley | Costume Designer |
| John Batchelor | Lighting Designer |
| Jim Harney | Composer |
| Brian Nettlefold | Sound Designer |
| Joshua Bainbridge | Fight Director |
| Anthony Leclair | Fight Director |
Production
| Jennifer Carroll | Stage Manager |
| Maxx Giffen | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Zizi Indra | Production Assistant |
| Bill Whalley | Set Construction |
| Peggy Haskins | Costume Construction |
| Frank Vona | Scenic Painter |
| Hallie Streith | Scenic Painter |
| Paul Smylie | Scenic Painter |
| Calvin Whalley | Assistant Set Construction |
| Steve Borushynski | Assistant Set Construction |
| David Fisher | Lighting Technician |
| Zizi Indra | Sound Technician |
| Ayla Morland | Historical Researcher |
| Nancy Thompson | Poster Design / Programme |
| Brian Haskins | Production Stills |
| Anthony Leclair | Production Stills |
Staff
| David Fisher | Venue Technician |
