Synopsis.In the garden outside Gloucester’s Fillmore District mansion, a furious Edmund conspires to take from his brother what he feels he deserves from his father. Having set the trap, he drives to a nightclub where he sets up his brother Edgar for a fall from grace. Elsewhere, on an ocean beach outside of Goneril’s mansion in outer-Richmond, San Francisco, Goneril instructs her servant, Oswald, to treat her father with disdain when he arrives, in the hope that it will push him to go to Regan’s house instead. Insid...
Synopsis.
In the garden outside Gloucester’s Fillmore District mansion, a furious Edmund conspires to take from his brother what he feels he deserves from his father. Having set the trap, he drives to a nightclub where he sets up his brother Edgar for a fall from grace. Elsewhere, on an ocean beach outside of Goneril’s mansion in outer-Richmond, San Francisco, Goneril instructs her servant, Oswald, to treat her father with disdain when he arrives, in the hope that it will push him to go to Regan’s house instead. Inside Goneril’s house, the exiled Kent has returned, disguised as a man-servant, Caius, in order to gain access to Lear. When the King arrives on the sundeck of the house, Kent (now Caius) greets him and wins his affection by shaming Oswald for disrespecting him. Soon after, the Fool arrives and berates Lear through thinly veiled humor for disowning Cordelia and giving his power over to his other two daughters. Finally, Goneril enters and greets her father coldly, telling him to get rid of his unruly knights and keep only the older ones who know their place. Lear defends his Knights and lashes out at Goneril, voicing his regret for shunning Cordelia.
The Play On Podcast series KING LEAR, was translated into modern English verse by MARCUS GARDLEY and directed by ERIC TING.
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The Cast is as follows:
KEITH DAVID as King Lear
GINA DANIELS as Goneril
AMY KIM WASCHKE as Regan
FRANCESCA FERNANDEZ McKENZIE as Cordelia
CHRISTIANA CLARK as the Earl of Kent
ALDO BILLINGSLEA as The Fool
BERNARD WHITE as the Earl of Gloucester
TRAMELL TILLMAN as Edmund
DANIEL JOSE MOLINA as Edgar and the Duke of Burgundy
LANCE GARDNER as Oswald and The King of France
J.D. MOLLISON as the Duke of Albany and the Doctor
REX YOUNG as the Duke of Cornwall
Casting by THE TELSEY OFFICE: KARYN CASL, CSA, and ADA KARAMANYAN
Voice and Text Coach: REBECCA CLARK CAREY
Episode scripts were adapted and produced by CATHERINE EATON
Original Music, Sound Design, and Sound Mix by LINDSAY JONES
Sound engineering by SADAHARU YAGI
Additional Engineering by DANIEL BEN-SHIMON
Mix Engineer and Dialogue Editor: LARRY WALSH
Podcast Mastering by GREG CORTEZ at New Monkey Studio
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Managing Producer: ROBERT CAPPADONA
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