The Shakespeare by the Palms IV encore production of King Lear will take place Thursday, July 25 through Sunday, July 28 at the Royal Palm Beach Commons Park amphitheater, located at 11600 Poinciana Blvd. Showtime is at 8 p.m. Admission is free with a suggested donation of $5 per person
Considered “one of the greatest tragedies ever performed,” this year’s professional production of King Lear, adapted and directed by Trent Stephens, is a premiere for Palm Beach County’s longest-running professional performing arts company. Caught in a carousel of memory, the head of a dysfunctional royal family grapples with power-hungry children and the threat of losing the empire he created.
This year’s cast includes Amy Simms as King Lear, Caroline Tarantolo as Regan, Casey McNamara as Albany, Darryl Willis as Gloucester, Julia Kirk as Oswald, Kelly Hussey as Goneril, Kyler O’Brien as Edgar, Lee Ritter as Kent, Matthew Paszkiet as Edmund, Sara Grant as Cordelia/The Fool and Seth Trucks as Cornwall.
Visitors are invited to bring a beach chair, blanket and picnic basket, or enjoy on-site concessions.
Shakespeare by the Palms IV is presented by the Village of Royal Palm Beach and Gary and Katherine Parr.
The Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival is a nonprofit professional theater company dedicated to enhancing the accessibility and appreciation for Shakespearean, classic and contemporary theater for all ages and socioeconomic levels.
For more information about the festival, its history or its season, visit www.pbshakespeare.org.
