[NEohioPAL] Raves for Ohio Shakespeare Festival's "King Lear"

[Nancy Cates]

Ohio Shakespeare Festival's 'Lear' is an epic hit at Stan Hywet!

Audiences are raving about Ohio Shakespeare Festival's epic production of
"King Lear"---only two more weekends to see this rarely performed tragic
masterpiece under the stars at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens!

"...with summer entering its final weeks, there is certainly no better place
to view Will's works than at Ohio Shakespeare Festival's Stan Hywet Hall
outdoor venue. With a stage framed by towering trees and bullfrogs adding
their basso commentary from the nearby lagoon, it's a little slice of
theater heaven." -Christine Howey, Cleveland Scene

"In Ohio Shakespeare Festival's King Lear, Terry Burgler doesn't so much
play the role of Lear; he thoroughly inhabits it...Burgler's emotionally
nuanced characterization brings us well beyond Lear's quick anger and
old-age peevishness. He brings to life this king's mental frailty, great
sense of loss and blinding remorse." -Kerry Clawson, Akron Beacon Journal

"This is an excellent production, in part, because the script and Burgler
were able to attract some of the best actors in this area of the
state...Eric Lualdi, as Edmund, is the ideal villain...Robert Hawkes is
heart-breakingly good as the Earl of Gloucester. When he and Andrew Cruse,
as his son Edgar, play the scene after Gloucester is blinded, the production
becomes pure magic....This is a first-rate production of "King Lear" for one
simple reason. The large cast works together to make the story accessible to
the audience." -David Ritchey, West Side Leader

"There are fine performances in this strong company that make many aspects
of this Lear leap to life. Eric Lualdi makes Edmund's evil a natural force
of his personality, resulting in an even more chilling portrayal. And Andrew
Cruse is believable as the naive Edgar, even when he's slathering himself
with mud and acting like an idiot. ... As the two nasty sisters, Holly Humes
(Goneril) and Dede Klein (Regan) simmer and snap with appropriate venom as
they trash their fragile father. Tess Burgler portrays Cordelia with staunch
moral certainty, and her eventual reconciliation with Lear is
touching....there is much to admire in this Lear."  -Christine Howey,
Cleveland Scene

"The bodies pile up by the play's end, which is to be expected in
Shakespearean tragedy. But the scenes of great tenderness are what audiences
are likely to remember most." -Kerry Clawson, Akron Beacon Journal

 

King Lear runs through Sunday August 15.  Performances are Thursday, Friday,
Saturday and Sunday nights at 8pm, with a Greenshow of songs, dances and a
Shakespeare parody performed by the younger OSF Company members each evening
at 7:25.  Stan Hywet's grounds open at 6pm for picnicking in a wide variety
of scenic locations, and concessions are available.

 

Tickets are $30 for reserved seating (the first 100 seats closest to the
stage), or $25 for festival (open) seating.  Student tickets are $15, and
further discounts on adult tickets are available for OSF and Stan Hywet
Members.  Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens is located at 714 N. Portage Path in
Akron.  Reservations may be made any time through OSF's web site at
<http://www.ohioshakespeare.com/> www.ohioshakespeare.com, or by calling the
box office at (330) 673-8761 daily (except Mondays) between noon and 5pm.

 

 

Ohio Shakespeare Festival

507 E. Crain Avenue

Kent, OH 44240

330-673-8761 box office

www.ohioshakespeare.com <http://www.ohioshakespeare.com/> 

 

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