Deluded by lies and flattery, old King Lear has sorely misjudged his daughters, placing himself into the cruel hands of his two ambitious daughters and spurning the youngest, the one who truly loves him. Only when alone and driven mad on the English heath does he realize his epic mistakes in this, Shakespeare’s stormiest tragedy.

Artistic Staff

Director—Vincent J. Cardinal
Scenic Designer—Linda Buchanan
Costume Designer—Michiko Kitayama Skinner
Lighting Designer—Stephen C. Jones
Sound Designer/Original Music Composer—Joe Payne
Music Director—Brandon Scott Grayson
Dramaturg—Ashley M. Thomas
Voice and Text Coach—Philip Thompson
Fight Director—Paul Dennhardt
Intimacy Director—Caitlyn Herzlinger
Stage Manager—Sarah Goshman†
Assistant Stage Manager—Emily Marie Wilke†

Scene: Britain
There will be one intermission.

Cast

Earl of Kent—René Thornton Jr.†
Earl of Gloucester—Chris Mixon†
Edmund, a bastard son to Gloucester—Philip Orazio
Lear, king of Britain—Anthony Heald†
Goneril, daughter to Lear—Lisa Strum†
Regan, daughter to Lear—Stephanie Lambourn†
Cordelia, daughter to Lear—Kendall Cafaro
Duke of Cornwall, husband to Regan—Tim Fullerton
Duke of Albany, husband to Goneril—John Bixler†
Curan, a courier—Nicholas Denhalter‡
King of France—Luke Sidney Johnson
Duke of Burgundy—Jeremy Thompson
Edgar, son of Gloucester—Freedom Martin
Oswald, steward to Goneril—Maurice-Aimé Green
Fool, to Lear—Aidan O’Reilly†
Doctor—Rob Tucker†
Old Man, tenant to Gloucester—Rob Tucker†
Knight Commander—Steven Jensen
Knights—Phillip Brown, Nicholas Denhalter‡, Nathan Haltiwanger, Luke Sidney Johnson, Mark Saunders, Jeremy Thompson, Rob Tucker†, Braedon Young, Brandon Zicker‡
Messengers—Phillip Brown, Braedon Young
Captain—Luke Sidney Johnson
Herald—Jeremy Thompson
Beggars—Phillip Brown, Braedon Young
Attendants—Phillip Brown, Nicholas Denhalter‡, Nathan Haltiwanger, Mark Saunders, Jeremy Thompson, Braedon Young, Brandon Zicker‡

Understudies

Anatasha Blakely— Goneril/Regan; Phillip Brown—Doctor/Old Man/Knight Commander/Knight; Nicholas Denhalter‡—Duke of Cornwall/Duke of Albany/King of France/Captain/Knight; Steven Jensen—Gloucester; Jeremy Thompson—Earl of Kent/Edmund; René Thornton Jr.†—Lear; Amara Webb—Cordelia/Fool; Braedon Young—Curan/Duke of Burgundy/Herald/Knight/Servant; Brandon Zicker‡—Edgar/Oswald

Understudies never substitute for listed players unless an announcement is made prior to the performance.

†Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

‡Appearing courtesy of the Southern Utah University Fellowship Program.

The director and fight director are working on contract with the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.

The scenery, costume, sound, and lighting designers are represented by the United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829 of the IATSE.

Videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.