KING LEAR
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Theater at Monmouth

director: David Greenham
sets: Dan Bilodeau     lights: Lynne Chase
costumes: Helen Smith     sound: Rew Tippin

"Without you there would be 5 logs and a splat of white paint on stage. Your lighting breathes life into the show."

-Dan Bilodeau
-scenic designer, King Lear
-Theater at Monmouth

OK, Dan was being modest. The "logs" were a variety of trunks given character by their varied bark and interesting angle. The painting had much more depth than a simple splat. But, we did set our production entirely outdoors, among 5 of these beautiful trees. Lighting was used to help differentiate place as the action moved among Lear's property, Gloucester's property, woods, heath and battle field. Click on a thumbnail below for larger images of Shakespeare's story of ingratitude and treachery.

LEAR: Thou hast her, France nor shall ever see-That face of hers again-KING LEAR-Theater at Monmouth Fool: If I gave them all my living, I'd keep my coxcombs-myself-KING LEAR-Theater at Monmouth LEAR: Detested kite! Thou liest-KING LEAR-Theater at Monmouth
KENT: Sir, 'tis my occupation to be plain: I have seen better faces in my time-KING LEAR-Theater at Monmouth LEAR: ...Bid them come forth and hear me.-Or at their chamber-door I'll beat the drum-Til it cry sleep to death-KING LEAR-Theater at Monmouth LEAR: thou art a boil in my corrupted blood-KING LEAR-Theater at Monmouth
GLOUCESTER: The king is in high rage-KING LEAR-Theater at Monmouth Fool: O nuncle, in, and ask thy daughters' blessing:-here's a night pities neither wise man nor fool-KING LEAR-Theater at Monmouth Gloucester: I do beseech your grace...-KING LEAR-Theater at Monmouth
Goucster: Good friend, I prithee, take him in thy arms-KING LEAR-Theater at Monmouth Pluck out your eyes-KING LEAR-Theater at Monmouth You dog-KING LEAR-Theater at Monmouth
Edgar was abused-KING LEAR-Theater at Monmouth My father blind-KING LEAR-Theater at Monmouth Centuries-KING LEAR-Theater at Monmouth
let me unseal the letter-KING LEAR-Theater at Monmouth jewel-KING LEAR-Theater at Monmouth trick of the voice-KING LEAR-Theater at Monmouth
civet-KING LEAR-Theater at Monmouth let me kiss your hand-KING LEAR-Theater at Monmouth like a scurvy politician-KING LEAR-Theater at Monmouth
I know thee-KING LEAR-Theater at Monmouth thou art my child Cordelia-KING LEAR-Theater at Monmouth wipe thine eyes-KING LEAR-Theater at Monmouth
drum strike-KING LEAR-Theater at Monmouth give me a looking glass-KING LEAR-Theater at Monmouth He faints-KING LEAR-Theater at Monmouth
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