King Lear
- Synopsis
- Videorecording of the play directed by Travis Preston The production was informed by a visit Preston made to Karbala and featured an all-female Afro-American cast.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 23 Jun 2002
- Duration
- 150 mins
Credits
- Director
- Travis Preston
- Writer
- Royston Coppenger; William Shakespeare
- Music
- Vinny Golia
- Production Design
- Christopher Barreca
- Costume
- Ellen McCartney
- Choreographer
- Rica Blunck
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Brewery Arts Complex, Center for New Theatre at CalArts, Los Angeles
- Theatre company
- Center for New Theatre
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Plays
- King Lear
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); All-female casts; Black actors
Notes
- General
- Scenic designer Christopher Barreca created a set with bleachers for 140 spectators. The bleachers moved about the space on air casters, as the audience looked at the action. In other scenes the audience moved into the adjacent space, where video images were projected on the walls. The production budget, for a two-week engagement, was estimated at $600,000.
- Textual information
- Text adapted for performance by Royston Coppenger
- Reviews
- Deese, Helen, Shakespeare Bulletin 21, no.2 (2003), pp42-4. Chaudhuri, Una TDR: The Drama Review 48, no. 1 (2004), pp86-94.
Archive
- Name
Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT)
- toft@nypl.org
- Web
- http://www.nypl.org/locations/lpa/theatre-film-and-tape-archive External site opens in new window
- Phone
- + 1 (212) 870-1642
- Fax
- (212) 8701868
- Address
- Billy Rose Theatre Collection
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York,New York
10023-7498
USA
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "King Lear". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37469 (Accessed 12 Nov 2024)