Photo Flash: First Look at LEAR at Theatre Three
By: BWW News Desk Oct. 27, 2017
In a unique partnership with Dallas-based performance company Prism Movement Theater (PMT), Theatre Three presents the world premiere of Lear, a wordless adaptation of the classic William Shakespeare play King Lear. Adapted by PMT co-founder Katy Tye and starring Marianne Galloway as the gender-swapped titular character, Lear is a moving work of dance theatre that focuses on the relationship between Lear and her daughters. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
When Lear is betrayed by her corrupted daughters Regan and Goneril, her sanity is sent into a tailspin, forcing her only faithful daughter Cordelia to take up the mantle and fight for her mother's dignity and the fate of the kingdom.
Jeffrey Colangelo and Katy Tye founded Prism Movement Theatre after collaborating on what would become the company's first forays into movement theater: Prism and Galatea. Colangelo, a fight choreographer and director, and Tye, an actress and dancer, found that their particular theatrical aesthetics could be combined to create entire narratives without using any words.
Lear is directed by Jeffrey Colangelo with Mitchell Stephens as Assistant Director/Choreographer. Katy Tye and Beth Lipton serve as Playwright/Choreographer and Assistant Choreographer, respectively.
The cast includes Marianne Galloway (Lear), Kwame David Lilly (Fool), Bethany Burnside (Regan), Iv Amenti (Goneril) and Allison Morris (Cordelia). Original music for the production will be composed by Ivan Dillard and Jonah Gutierrez will serve as Lighting Designer.
Performances run now through November 19, 2017, downstairs in Theatre Too at Theatre Three Dallas, located at 2800 Routh Street, Ste #168, Dallas. Tickets range from $35-40 and are on sale online at Theatre3Dallas.com, by phone at 214.871.3300, option #1, or in person at the Theatre Three Box Office
Photo Credit: Jeffrey Schmidt
Iv Amenti as Goneril, Kwame David Lilly as Fool, Marianne Galloway as Lear and Bethany Burnside as Regan
Marianne Galloway as Lear and Kwame David Lilly as Fool
Kwame David Lilly as Fool and Marianne Galloway as Lear
Marianne Galloway as Lear
Allison Morris as Cordelia and Bethany Burnside as Regan
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