Interview with artistic director Eric Ting about the Cal Shakes’ production of Marcus Gardley’s Lear.
Author: Play On Shakespeare (page 7)
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.
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.
‘Lear’ comes to the Fillmore: A Bay take on Shakespeare’s great tragedy
Cal Shakes’ new production centers Blackness, and features live accompaniment by jazz favorite Marcus Shelby.
Curtain Calls: ‘Lear’ in Orinda sets Bard classic in S.F.’s 1969 Fillmore
East Bay Times’ review of Lear, by Marcus Gardley, produced by Cal Shakes.
Review: Cal Shakes’ dazzling new ‘Lear,’ set in the ’60s Fillmore District, takes the tragedy to another level
[S]eeing “Lear,” Marcus Gardley’s bold new adaptation of Shakespeare’s monumental tragedy, is enough to make you wonder whether you’ve ever really grasped the full impact of the original play.