The Off-Broadway Reign of Sam Waterston Begins as King Lear Opens at the Public Theater
A highly anticipated production of Shakespearean tragedy King Lear, directed by James Macdonald and featuring Sam Waterston in the title role, officially opens on November 8 at the Public Theater. The limited engagement will conclude on November 20. When King Lear divides his kingdom among his daughters, he sets in motion a cascade of violence that sweeps the civilized world to the brink of chaos, and Lear himself…