Edgar goes into hiding as “Poor Tom”, a beggar in Golden Gate Park. Lear arrives at Gloucester’s mansion to find his servant Caius (Kent) locked in restraints. Furious, he lashes out at Cornwall, who defends his actions, and Regan, who tells him to return to Goneril and ask her forgiveness. As Lear fumes at her, Goneril arrives in the courtyard to the open embrace of her sister. Together, they whittle away at Lear’s entourage as a storm approaches, eventually telling him to dismiss all his knights. Lear rails at them and vows revenge before blindly setting out into the storm alone. Caius follows him with The Fool as Cornwall orders Gloucester to shut the doors. Later, as the storm rages in the Marin Headlands, Kent finds Lear’s Gentleman and informs him that French troops are secretly gathering in the ports to take advantage of the division between Albany and Cornwall. She urges him to deliver a message to Cordelia on Lear’s behalf.

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

Line Producer: JORDAN MOORE

Managing Producer: ROBERT CAPPADONA

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