King Lear
American Players Theatre, Spring Green 5950 Golf Course Road, Spring Green, Wisconsin 53588
ISTHMUS PICK
Liz Lauren
Eric Schabla, Marcus Truschinski, Jonathan Smoots, Kelsey Brennan & Cage Sebastian Pierre in American Players Theatre's "King Lear," 2016.
Not only is King Lear arguably the greatest tragedy Shakespeare wrote, but it’s possibly the greatest tragedy ever written by anyone, period. The play, which hasn’t been performed at American Players Theatre for 16 years, follows King Lear as he gives away his kingdom to two of his daughters and subsequently spirals into madness. Through Sept. 30.
August 5-Sept. 30. $75-$47.
Featuring: Kelsey Brennan, Tim Gittings, Cedric Mays, Greta Oglesby, Cristina Panfilio, Eric Parks, Melisa Pereyra, James Ridge, Laura Rook, Christopher Sheard, Jonathan Smoots & Marcus Truschinski