We(1) saw Lear at the California Shakespeare Theatre(2). Capitalism and unresolved grief(3) kills(4) almost everyone.
Author: Play On Shakespeare (page 10)
Exit Stage Left with Cal Shakes’s Eric Ting
An interview with artistic director Eric Ting about Cal Shakes’ production of Marcus Gardley’s Lear.
‘We’re a theater, not a museum’: As he leaves Cal Shakes, Eric Ting reflects on making the classics relatable
Interview with artistic director Eric Ting about the Cal Shakes’ production of Marcus Gardley’s Lear.
Review: ‘LEAR’ by Marcus Gardley, a World-Premiere Adaptation/Modern Translation of Shakespeare’s ‘KING LEAR” (*****)
Why tamper with this particular masterpiece?
How to make Shakespeare immersive
SF Bay View’s review of Cal Shakes’s production of Lear, by Marcus Gardley.
Marcus Gardley’s ‘LEAR’ is a Culturally Rich Re-Imagining of Shakespeare
When King Lear, played by James A. Williams, first appears on stage, he wears a long fur coat.
“LEAR”: A Universal Tragedy in SF’s Fillmore District – At Cal Shakes
At Cal Shakes, Co-directors Eric Ting and Dawn Monique Williams have staged a first-rate “Lear” with all its rage and fury.
Review: LEAR by Marcus Gardley at Cal Shakes
Cal Shakes and Obie award winner Marcus Gardley present a deconstructed, modern verse updating of King Lear and it’s a visually stunning, marvelously acted update that gives the Bard’s story of betrayal, power and family legacy urgency and import for today’s audience.
Oakland writer Marcus Gardley puts a modern spin on ‘King Lear’ at Cal Shakes
This world premiere is a poetic production that mirrors Shakespeare’s story, but reimagines it with a 21st-century, modern-verse vocabulary that the audience will more readily understand.
The king is a Fillmore District real estate magnate in Cal Shakes’ twist on ‘Lear’
This world premiere is a poetic production that mirrors Shakespeare’s story, but reimagines it with a 21st-century, modern-verse vocabulary that the audience will more readily understand.