It is the stars, The stars above us,
govern our conditions. King Lear, Act 4, Scene 3
Join Shoreline Arts Alliance for
‘theatre under the stars’ as we welcome back Shakesperience Productions, Inc.
for this summer’s Shakespeare on theShoreline production of King Lear. Bring blankets, chairs and
picnic dinners and
come out for a family-friendly evening on the historic Guilford Green.
Showtime is 7:30pm nightly. On Wednesday, August 6, Friday, August 8
and
Saturday, August 9 there will be a pre-show and post-show talks with the
Artistic Director and members of the cast and crew. Pre-show talks
begin at 6:30pm and post-show
talks will be immediately following the performance. Join in and
uncover some of the mysteries of
Shakespeare’s language as well as some of the nuances of the story and
how
relevant the themes are to us today.
Also, learn from the Artistic Director and members of the cast about
this particular adaptation and interpretation.
The talk backs as well as the main stage performance are all FREE to
attend!
In this feature
performance of King Lear, Dr. David Richman, who has been blind since
birth, plays Lear, a man who is blind to the love of Cordelia, his youngest
daughter. This metaphysical blindness mirrors the subplot of Gloucester, who is blind to the treachery of
his illegitimate son and is literally blinded in the course of the play. Only
by experiencing blindness can these characters learn to see the errors of their
ways. And this mirrors the human experience. As we watch, the characters in the
play realize the beauty of love, collaboration, hope, and silence all around
them...they are freed from the cage of ignorance in which they reside.
Come early,
stay late and meet the cast of Shakesperience Productions, Inc. and join the Shoreline
Arts Alliance for the 13th annual Shakespeare on the Shoreline program. Special accessibility services will also be
provided at this year’s performance. On August 6 American
Sign Language Interpreter; Assisted Listening Devices at all performances;
Braille & large print programs at all performances; increased exit lighting
on the Green every night; volunteer escorts every night for those needing
assistance entering or exiting the Green.
Thank you to
our program sponsors for this year’s Shakespeare on the Shoreline program: CT
Humanities, Guilford Savings Bank,
Maximilian E. & Marion O. Hoffman Foundation, Community Foundation for
Greater New Haven, National Roofing Company/Mary & Jeff Beeman, George A.
& Grace L. Long Foundation, Alcoa Howmet, MFund, Guilford Interact Club &
Guilford Foundation, Chubb, Branford Community Foundation, First Niagara
Foundation, Puffin Foundation, The Gustave & Carol L. Sirot Fund, Shore
Publishing, LLC (Media Sponsor), and to our season sponsors Sennheiser
Electronic Corporation, NewAlliance Foundation, CT Office of the Arts and the
National Endowment for the Arts.
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