February 11, 2017, Saturday - King Lear opens at Guthrie Theater

Time: 7:30pm

Location: Wurtele Thrust Stage, Guthrie Theater, 818 Second Street South

King Lear by William Shakespeare, directed by Joseph Haj

February 11 -- April 2

For the first time in more than 20 years the Guthrie will stage Shakespeare’s searing masterpiece. After years of ruling Britain in peace, a respected King Lear decides to relinquish his crown and divide his kingdom among his three daughters. But when their love and loyalty falter, so does Lear’s sanity. King Lear is a gripping portrait of fathers, daughters and a once-mighty ruler thwarted by his own hubris and betrayed by a vanishing mind.