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KINGS AND MONSTERS.(King Lear)(The House in Town)(Theater review)
The radicalism of Alvin Epstein's portrayal of the title character in "King Lear" (an Actors' Shakespeare Project production at the La MaMa E.T.C. Annex) has as much to do with Epstein's body as with his mind. Traditionally, directors have filled this big role with a big man, or, at any rate, with the kind of actor who can send the "howl, howl, howl, howl" of Lear's paternal grief and madness pounding like a bass drum through the gaps in our self-possession. Epstein, however, who played Lucky in the New York premiere of Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot," and Clov in the first American staging of Beckett's "Endgame," approaches the role in a way that is neither ...
- King Lear.(Theater Review)
- Magazine article from: Daily Variety Rizzo, Frank L. October 5, 2005 700+ words
...Running time: 3 HOURS, 30 MIN. King Lear Alvin Epstein Kent Allyn Burrows Gloucester...and unorthodox production of "King Lear." Capping a long theatrical...Bard, the 80-year-old Alvin Epstein is a fascinating and at times...
- Actor extends his reign with `King Lear'.(Arts and Lifestyle)
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Byrne, Terry September 29, 2005 700+ words
...Byrne The role of King Lear is one every actor...no surprise Alvin Epstein, former American...difficulty finding work, Epstein says that's not...after another." "King Lear," presented by...ON A ROLE: Alvin Epstein, 80, plays the...production of `King Lear.'
- King Lear: Act I, Scene IV
- Reference information from: The Complete Works of Shakespeare Shakespeare, William January 1, 1994 700+ words
...thee full of labours. {Horns within. Enter KING LEAR, Knights, and Attendants.} KING LEAR: Let me not stay a jot for dinner; go get...what art thou? KENT: A man, sir. 10 KING LEAR: What dost thou profess? what wouldst thou...
- King Lear: Act I, Scene V
- Reference information from: The Complete Works of Shakespeare Shakespeare, William January 1, 1994 700+ words
...Enter KING LEAR, KENT, and Fool.} KING LEAR: Go you before to Gloucester with these letters...s heels, were't not in danger of kibes? KING LEAR: Ay, boy. 10 Fool: Then, I prithee, be...
- King Lear: Act II, Scene IV
- Reference information from: The Complete Works of Shakespeare Shakespeare, William January 1, 1994 700+ words
...Enter KING LEAR, Fool, and Gentleman.} KING LEAR: 'Tis strange that they should so depart...remove. KENT: Hail to thee, noble master! KING LEAR: Ha! Makest thou this shame thy pastime...
- King Lear: Act III, Scene IV
- Reference information from: The Complete Works of Shakespeare Shakespeare, William January 1, 1994 700+ words
...Enter KING LEAR, KENT, and Fool.} KENT: Here is...nature to endure. [Storm still.] KING LEAR: Let me alone. KENT: Good my lord, enter here. KING LEAR: Wilt break my heart? KENT: I had...
- King Lear: Act III, Scene VI
- Reference information from: The Complete Works of Shakespeare Shakespeare, William January 1, 1994 700+ words
...Enter GLOUCESTER, KING LEAR, KENT, Fool, and EDGAR.} GLOUCESTER...madman be a gentleman or a yeoman? 10 KING LEAR: A king, a king! Fool: No, he...sees his son a gentleman before him. KING LEAR: To have a thousand with red burning...
- King Lear: Act I, Scene I
- Reference information from: The Complete Works of Shakespeare Shakespeare, William January 1, 1994 700+ words
00-00-0000 SCENE I: King Lear's palace...The king is coming. {Sennet. Enter KING LEAR, CORNWALL, ALBANY, GONERIL, REGAN, CORDELIA, and Attendants.} KING LEAR: Attend the lords of France and Burgundy...