photo credit: Mark Garvin

Join us for King Lear August 3-14 at the McGlohon Theatre in uptown Charlotte

As an aging monarch divides his kingdom among his three daughters, his world descends into chaos and all that he once believed is brought into question. Love and duty, power and loss, good and evil are all explored in one of the greatest works in western literature.

Performances will take place August 3-14 on Wednesday and Thursday evenings at 7:30pm, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00pm, Saturday afternoons at 2pm and Sundays at 3pm. The McGlohon Theatre is located in Spirit Square in uptown Charlotte at 345 N. College Street.

King Lear is directed by Tim Ross and features a number of professional actors including Graham Smith as Lear, a role he has played twice before at the NC Shakespeare Festival and People's Light and Theatre. The cast also includes Stephen T. Ware as Gloucester, Joe Copley as Kent, Tim Ross as Edmond, J.R. Adduci as Edgar, Barbi Van Schaick as Goneril, Elise Wilkinson as Regan, Gretchen McGinty as Cordelia, Glenn Hutchinson as Albany, Ron McClelland as Cornwall, Zack Byrd as the Fool and an ensemble of additional talented performers.

As in past years, the majority of our seats are general admission (available on a first-come, first-served basis). However, we are pleased to announce that a special VIP reserved seating area has been created in the front center orchestra section of the McGlohon Theatre. Reserved seating eliminates the need to arrive early and guarantees that you will have a great seat waiting for you with your name on it. Reserved seats are available for anyone who makes a minimum tax-deductible donation of $25 per seat. If you are an existing donor, all you need to do is select the performance you wish to attend. If you are not already a donor, it's a quick two-step process: 1) make a donation online

and 2) select the performance you wish to attend. We'll treat you like royalty when you arrive and you'll be supporting the work of The Charlotte Shakespeare Festival.