Mother Lear

May 7, 2023

0h 57m

★ 0.0

"...that way madness lies"

Overview

An irascible Shakespeare scholar with early onset dementia communicates with her caretaker daughter using the only language available to her, the text of King Lear, as the two struggle with aging, love, and their own balance of power.

Genres

Drama

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Cast

Cordelia

Ava Roy

Lear

Courtney Walsh

Man in Doorway

Rush Rehm

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0.0

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Mother Lear

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