“Who is it that can tell me who I am?”
Madness, treachery, and redemption descend like a storm in one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies.
After an 8-year hiatus, Harrisburg’s “go-to” Shakespeare company is back-to-the-bard and better-than-ever with King Lear on the Select Medical Mainstage. Clark Nicholson, Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Gamut Theatre, returns to the stage as the troubled king in this timeless masterpiece of power, betrayal, and the tragic fragility of existence.
Gamut’s King Lear is set in a Celtic, Iron-Age Britannia. Ancient Druidic practices and beliefs serve as a backbone for this story, making for some creepy and beautiful moments. Here’s your warning – there will be lots of blood and guts.
As Lear grapples with the unraveling of his family and his mind, the play explores the limitless depths of human suffering and forgiveness. Who are we when everything we’ve known is stripped away from us? What is nothingness, and how does that haunt the soul? Needless to say, audiences will leave King Lear with some big questions.
So, if you like sick combat, quick dialogue, spiritual connectivity, or existential questioning… you’ll love Gamut Theatre’s production of King Lear.
Content Warning: This production depicts acts of graphic violence.
