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KING LEAR

THEATER Bram Goldsmith Theater

The Wallis' Production of Joe Morton as

KING LEAR

May 10, 2022 - Jun 5, 2022

Following his award-winning, sold-out performance as Dick Gregory in Turn Me Loose, Joe Morton (ABC’s “Scandal,” the legendary Brother from Another Planet, Netflix’s “The Politician”) returns to The Wallis in the title role of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy King Lear. The Bram Goldsmith Theater has been reconfigured to transport the audience to an immersive, future American dystopia riddled with environmental catastrophe and social chaos. Lear, once a skilled geopolitical leader, has been reduced to a dazed and infuriated wanderer exposed to the elements, and is forced to grapple with violent power struggles and a dysfunctional family. This radical reinvention of Shakespeare’s greatest play explores questions of truth, love and power, and offers a glimpse of redemption.
 
By William Shakespeare
Starring Joe Morton
Directed by John Gould Rubin

This production was made possible by generous support from Michael and Meeghan Nemeroff / Vedder Price.

FEATURING: 
Brie Eley as Regan
River Gallo as Cordelia / Fool
Mark Harelik as Gloucester
Rafael Jordan as Edmund
Zachary Solomon as Edgar / France
Emily Swallow as Goneril
Stanley Andrew Jackson III - understudy for Edgar/France and Edmund
Miguel Perez - understudy for Lear & Gloucester
Danielle Thorpe - understudy for Goneril, Regan & Cordelia/Fool

RUNNING TIME
3 hours including a 15-minute intermission.

WARNING
This production features strobe lighting effects, loud noises, theatrical fog/haze, and some graphic violence.

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View the program below. 
 
Brie Eley (Regan). Photo by Jason Williams. Brie Eley (Regan) Brie Eley (Regan) Zach Solomon (Edgar). Photo by Jason Williams. Zachary Solomon (Edgar and King of France) Zachary Solomon (Edgar and King of France) Emily Swallow (Goneril) Emily Swallow (Goneril) Emily Swallow (Goneril) (l-r) River Gallo (Cordelia and Fool), Joe Morton (King Lear). (l-r) River Gallo (Cordelia and Fool), Joe Morton (King Lear) (l-r) River Gallo (Cordelia and Fool), Joe Morton (King Lear) (l-r) Rafael Jordan (Edmund), Mark Harelik (Gloucester). Photo by Jason Williams. (l-r) Rafael Jordan (Edmund), Mark Harelik (Gloucester) (l-r) Rafael Jordan (Edmund), Mark Harelik (Gloucester) River Gallo (Cordelia and Fool). Photo by Jason Williams. River Gallo (Cordelia and Fool) River Gallo (Cordelia and Fool) (l-r) Zach Solomon (Edgar), Joe Morton (King Lear) (l-r) Zachary Solomon (Edgar and King of France), Joe Morton (King Lear) (l-r) Zachary Solomon (Edgar and King of France), Joe Morton (King Lear) Rafael Jordan (Edmund and King of France) Rafael Jordan (Edmund) Rafael Jordan (Edmund) River Gallo (Cordelia and Fool) River Gallo (Cordelia and Fool) River Gallo (Cordelia and Fool) Joe Morton (King Lear) Joe Morton (King Lear) Joe Morton (King Lear) Emily Swallow (Goneril) Emily Swallow (Goneril) Emily Swallow (Goneril) Joe Morton (King Lear) Joe Morton (King Lear) Joe Morton (King Lear) Joe Morton (King Lear). Photo by Jason Williams. Joe Morton (King Lear) Joe Morton (King Lear) Mark Harelik (Gloucester Mark Harelik (Gloucester) Mark Harelik (Gloucester) Brie Eley (Regan) Brie Eley (Regan) Brie Eley (Regan) (l-r) Mark Harelik (Gloucester), Zach Solomon (Edgar and King of France) King Lear Rehearsal King Lear Rehearsal Director John Gould Rubin. Photo by Jason Williams. King Lear Rehearsal King Lear Rehearsal River Gallo (Cordelia and Fool) King Lear Rehearsal King Lear Rehearsal Brie Eley (Regan), Rafael Jordan (Edmund) King Lear Rehearsal King Lear Rehearsal Rafael Jordan (Edmund), Emily Swallow (Goneril) King Lear Rehearsal King Lear Rehearsal (l-r) Joe Morton (King Lear), Rafael Jordan (Edmund) King Lear Rehearsal King Lear Rehearsal (l-r) Joe Morton (King Lear), Rafael Jordan (Edmund), River Gallo (Cordelia and Fool) King Lear Rehearsal King Lear Rehearsal (l-r) Joe Morton (King Lear), River Gallo (Cordelia and Fool) King Lear Rehearsal King Lear Rehearsal (l-r) Brie Eley (Regan), Emily Swallow (Goneril) King Lear Rehearsal King Lear Rehearsal Emily Swallow (Goneril) King Lear Rehearsal King Lear Rehearsal (l-r) Brie Eley (Regan), Emily Swallow (Goneril) King Lear Rehearsal King Lear Rehearsal Joe Morton (King Lear) King Lear Rehearsal King Lear Rehearsal Zach Solomon (Edgar and King of France) King Lear Rehearsal King Lear Rehearsal The Wallis' Production of Joe Morton as King Lear. KING LEAR KING LEAR Joe Morton (King Lear). Photo courtesy of Joe Morton.  Joe Morton (King Lear) Joe Morton (King Lear) Brie Eley (Regan). Photo courtesy of Brie Eley.  Brie Eley (Regan) Brie Eley (Regan) Rafael Jordan (Edmund). Photo courtesy of Rafael Jordan.  Rafael Jordan (Edmund) Rafael Jordan (Edmund) Mark Harelik (Glouester). Photo courtesy of Mark Harelik.  Mark Harelik (Glouester) Mark Harelik (Glouester) Zachary Solomon (Edgar/France). Photo courtesy of Zachary Solomon. Zachary Solomon (Edgar/France) Zachary Solomon (Edgar/France) River Gallo (Cordelia/Fool). Photo courtesy of River Gallo. River Gallo (Cordelia/Fool) River Gallo (Cordelia/Fool) Emily Swallow (Goneril). Photo courtesy of Emily Swallow. Emily Swallow (Goneril) Emily Swallow (Goneril) Stanley Andrew Jackson III (Understudy for Edgar/France and Edmund). Photo courtesy of Stanley KING LEAR KING LEAR Miguel Pérez (understudy for Lear and Gloucester). Photo courtesy of Miguel Pérez Miguel Pérez (understudy for Lear and Gloucester) Miguel Pérez (understudy for Lear and Gloucester) Danielle Thorpe (understudy for Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia/Fool). Photo courtesy of Danielle Thorp Danielle Thorpe (understudy for Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia/Fool) Danielle Thorpe (understudy for Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia/Fool)