Join the Rude Mechanicals, in residence at the Greenbelt Arts Center, for their 2025 production of King Lear, directed by Claudia Bach.
Lear, his daughters, Gloucester and his sons, as well as Kent are in a close but crumbling family structure. What seemed comfortable and stable, grounded in family expectations and norms, slowly collapses around them, along with their abilities, perceptions of the world, and even their identities. This American gothic horror tale will take these characters from privilege to tragedy through their failure to see each other clearly.
Please note that this show contains violence, eye trauma, and references to suicide.
Performance will run at the Greenbelt Arts Center (123 Centerway, Greenbelt MD) on the following dates:
Friday, August 22, 8:00pm
Saturday, August 23, 8:00pm
Wednesday, August 27, 8:00pm (Pay What You Will Night)
Friday, August 29, 8:00pm
Saturday, August 30, 8:00pm
Sunday, August 31, 2:00pm (Audience must be masked at this performance)
Friday, September 5, 8:00pm
Saturday, September 6, 8:00pm
Sunday, September 7, 2:00pm (Audience must be masked at this performance)
Tickets can be purchased through the Greenbelt Arts Center here: https://onthestage.tickets/show/greenbelt-arts-center/68814e7f02db4c1dcfc45d0a/tickets#/productions-view
Cast:
King Lear – Bill Bodie
Goneril – Stephanie Sims
Regan – Rocelyn Frisco
Cordelia/Fool – Victoria Davidson
Kent – Erin Nealer
Edmund – Tommy Stack
Edgar – Ethan Clarkewallis
Gloucester – Joshua Engel
Albany – Jared Hite
Cornwall- Wes Dennis
Crew:
Director/Sound Design – Claudia Bach
Stage Manager/Props Master – Lucian Clarkewallis
Technical Director/Producer – Joshua Engel
Fight Director – Stephanie Sims
Lighting Design – Irene Sitoski
Costume Design – Linda Swann
Set Design – Erin Nealer
Graphic Design – Ethan Clarkewallis
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