King Lear
September 9
October 9, 2014
in CST's Courtyard Theater
by William Shakespeare
directed by Barbara Gaines
Production Sponsor
Dramatis Personae
The Royal House of Britain
LEAR, king of Britain
EARL OF KENT, a loyal nobleman
FOOL, his court jester
GONERIL, Lear’s eldest daughter
DUKE OF ALBANY, her husband
OSWALD, her steward
REGAN, Lear’s middle daughter
DUKE OF CORNWALL, her husband
CORDELIA, Lear’s youngest daughter
KING OF FRANCE, her suitor and subsequent husband
The Gloucester Family
EARL OF GLOUCESTER
EDGAR, his elder son and heir
EDMUND, his illegitimate son
Other Characters
DUKE OF BURGUNDY, suitor to Cordelia
CURAN, a courtier
OLD SERVANT, to Gloucester
Captain, Herald, Knights, soldiers, messengers, citizens.
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