King Lear

Synopsis
Video recording of Lee Breuer’s production of King Lear set in the American South in the 1950s, with the gender roles of the major characters reversed: Lear is a woman with three sons. Videotaped for TOFT by Richard Stucker.
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Recording date
1 Feb 1990
Duration
180 mins

Credits

Director
Lee Breuer
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Pauline Oliveros
Costume
Ghretta Hynd
Contributor
Richard Stucker
Cast
Ruth MaleczechLear
Lute RamblinCordelion (Cordelia)
Isobell MonkEarl of Gloucester
Greg MehrtenFool
Karen Evans-KandelEdna (Edgar, later disguised as Tom o’Bedlam)
Bill RaymomdGoneril
Black-Eyed SusanDuke of Albany
Clove GalilieeKing of France
Ellen McElduffElva (Edmund)
Honora FergussonDuke of Cornwall
Kimberly ScottWilda (Oswald)
Lola PashalinskaiEarl of Kent
Maya O’ReillyDuke of Burgundy
Ron VawterRegan

Additional Details

Theatre
Triplex Theatre, New York, N.Y.
Theatre company
Mabou Mines
Production type
Stage Recordings
Historical period
1950s
Plays
King Lear
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Gender reversal
Related items
Lear ‘87 Archive

Notes

General
The entire performance is miked. The score includes parts of songs by Hank Williams and Elvis Pesley,
Textual information
Dramaturg: Alisa Solomon
Reviews
Elin Diamond, Theatre Journal (vol. 42, no. 4), December 1990 p. 481-484; Michael Feingold, Village Voice, February 6, 1990.

Archive

Name

Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT)

Email
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/av75701 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)