King Lear

Wed, 13 Oct 2004 23:59:59 -800

A few weeks ago, Ted decided that he wanted to organize an outing to
the Portland Center Stage's production of King Lear. This particular production
is a slightly modernized version of Shakespeare's play--while the sets
and costumes have been updated to reflect current-day fashions, the
characters remain faithful to the "original" text. The play was decently
done, though I caught a few of the actors stammering over their lines.
Parts of the play were rather horrific, though in general the players
seemed to perform in a believable manner.