King Lear
September 9
October 9, 2014
in CST's Courtyard Theater
by William Shakespeare
directed by Barbara Gaines
Production Sponsor
Jesse Luken
Edmund
Jesse Luken (Edmond) makes his Chicago and Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Regional credits include Bury the Dead, St. Joan of the Slaughterhouse (The Actors' Gang); The Merchant of Venice (Ethos Theatre, Los Angeles); and James and the Giant Peach (Johnson Hall Children's Theater). Film credits include The Guest and 42. Television credits include: three seasons of Justified (F/X); as well as stints on Star-Crossed (CW); The Mentalist (CBS); Glee (FOX); NCIS (CBS); and Castle (ABC). Mr. Luken received his BFA in theatre from Colorado State University.
Additional Sponsors
Media Sponsor
Production Elements Supported by the Anstiss and Ronald Krueck Stage Design Fund
Additional Support Provided by the Nicholas and Mary Babson Fund to Support Chicago Actors
Special thanks to Robert Finkelstein and Charles Pignone of Frank Sinatra Enterprises