"God, what a show!"
"Expertly performed...The emotional impact was great." - Ithaca Journal
Breaking its pattern of alternating between comic and tragic plays, the Ithaca Shakespeare Company followed up its 2007 production of Hamlet with King Lear — Shakespeare's astonishing vision of human existence in a world tearing itself apart through violence, betrayal, and the lust for power.
"It couldn't have been any better."
An epic tragedy of family, extreme cruelty and extreme loyalty, self-knowledge gained through suffering...and the fleeting fragility of joy.
"Brilliant and moving. You're the best!"
| King Lear | Ed Schiff* |
| The Earl of Gloucester | Robert J. DeLuca |
| Edgar, Gloucester's legitimate son | Jeff Crosley |
| Edmund, Gloucester's illegitimate son | Brian Judkins |
| The Earl of Kent | Ian Jones |
| Goneril, Lear's oldest daughter | Judith Andrew |
| The Duke of Albany, Goneril's husband | Dave Dietrich |
| Oswald, Goneril's steward | Ross Haarstad |
| Regan, Lear's second daughter | Kelly Andronicos |
| The Duke of Cornwall, Regan's husband | Justin Lantz |
| Cordelia, Lear's youngest daughter | Alex Viola |
| The Fool | Melanie Uhlir |
| The King of France | Marc Hem Lee |
| The Duke of Burgundy | Eric Hambury |
| Cornwall's servants | Jon Rosales Marc Hem Lee Eric Hambury |
| Knights/Soldiers/Messengers | Jon Rosales Marc Hem Lee Eric Hambury E.G. Lambrou Justin Lantz Ross Haarstad |
| Director | Stephen Ponton |
| Stage Manager | Amanda Idoko |
| Costume Designer | Lauren Cowdery |
| Fight Choreographer | Collin Cary |
| Costume/Banner Construction | Lauren Cowdery Kelly Andronicos Dave Dietrich |
| Sound Design | Robert J. DeLuca |
| Carpentry | Dave Dietrich |
| Publicity/Promotion | Dave Dietrich Judith Andrew |
| Poster/Website Design | Melanie Uhlir |
Fight director Collin Cary appears courtesy of Ring of Steel.
