AUDITIONS: King Lear - Online Video Submissions Due

SEEKING: Full African American Cast

King Lear: King & Father of Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia. Tough, self-centered, proud, later broken.

Goneril: Eldest daughter of Lear, wife of Albany. Cold, manipulative, bitter, loathes her husband.

Regan: Middle daughter of Lear, wife of Cornwall. Narcissistic, predatory, knows how to manipulate people with her sexuality, loves her husband passionately.

Cordelia: Youngest daughter of Lear. Fierce warrior, passionate, idealistic, champion of the truth. Albany: Husband of Goneril. Honorable, logical, loyal, resigned to disappointment in his marriage. Cornwall: Husband of Regan. Fiery, passionate, acts without foresight, loves his wife. Edgar: Son of Gloucester, brother of Edmund. Honest, naïve, forthright, brave, clever. Edmund: Bastard son of Gloucester, brother of Edgar. Sexy, egotistical, ambitious, two-faced.

Gloucester: Father of Edgar and Edmund. Political, sharp, narrow minded, focused. Fool: Fool to Lear. Smart, musical, willing to speak the truth without fear of consequences. Kent: Earl of Britain. Sturdy, loyal, generous, determined, experienced in combat. Oswald: Servant…