Articles Tagged With: King Lear

King Lear at Avant Bard

Reviews May 31, 2017 Amanda N. Gunther

The king is coming! We have seen the best of our times! Fitting lines of flattery, from the Bard’s tragedy bent around such a concept, as Washington DC area acting legend Rick Foucheux makes his final journey onto the boards. Announcing his retirement from acting in theatre, Foucheux goes out with a maddening bang in Avant Bard’s King Lear. Directed by Tom Prewitt, this rich and hearty version of the mad king’s drama is modernized yet classic,

Gaveston (l- Taylor Rieland) and Edward II (r- Jonas David Grey)

To Be Richard or To Be Edward? That is the Interview with Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Member Jonas David Grey

Interviews October 29, 2014 Amanda N. Gunther

“But whate’er I be, nor I, nor any man that but man is, with nothing shall be pleased till he be eased with being nothing.” A profoundly Zen quote to come from the tongue of Shakespeare. Uttered by the title character of Richard II, which is now playing at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company under the direction of Kevin J. Costa, the quote brings to mind a different way of viewing life and of viewing Shakespeare’s tragic histories.

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