Trinity Rep resident acting company members Stephen Berenson as The Fool and Brian McEleney as the aging monarch KIng Lear are caught in the rain during the storm scene. Photo

From: Photo Flash: First Look at Brian McEleney as Trinity Rep's KING LEAR

Trinity Rep opens its 49th season this month with Shakespeare's sweeping tragedy King Lear, a co-production with The Dallas Theater Center (DTC) and directed by DTC artistic director Kevin Moriarty. When the aging King Lear decides to divide his power between his three daughters, the results are devastating to the family - and the country. Driven by flattery, foolishness, ambition and greed, each generation soon betrays another and even nature itself revolts. King Lear runs through October 21 in Trinity Rep's intimate Dowling Theater. In January 2013, the production will travel to Dallas as part of DTC's 12-13 Season. Get a first look at Brian McEleney as King Lear and the rest of the cast onstage in the photos below!