Invitation to house performance of King Lear Saturday, January 30 in Sebastopol

[Larry Robinson]

The Independent Eye presents William Shakespeare's King Lear
January 30, 2016, 7pm
Lear and The Fool are accompanied by nearly 30 life-sized, hand, and finger puppets operated by veteran actors
Conrad Bishop and Elizabeth Fuller.
 
Lear is the puppeteer of his own puppet show, obsessively playing out his loss of family, power, friendship, shelter, sanity, and hope. In his mind, he is the only real human in his motherless kingdom of power and commodity, where love is merchandise for barter. The Fool, an acid clown who goads Lear in his desperation, stage-manages his story until they both succumb to Lear's madness.
 
A video trailer may be seen at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ8Vjd_eaI8
 
The Independent Eye's Lear premiered in San Francisco last April and was also featured at the San Diego Puppetry Festival.  In the fall, it played an 11-city tour in the Midwest and East Coast, with universally strong response.
 
The performance is 100 minutes – no intermission,
Doors open 6:15p, seating at 6:45p
 
Donations graciously accepted after the performance.
 
Bring libations, sweet or savory finger foods to share and enjoy before and after the event.
 
 
RSVP to Rebecca Evert at revert at sonic.net, address will be provided.
 
 
 
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