Queen Lear

A Crazy Little Musical SpectacuLear
Based on the play by William Shakespeare
Book by Nathaniel Brodsky
Music & Lyrics by Queen
Directed by Daniel Kenny '18
Music Directed by Leah Marsh '19
Produced by Nathaniel Brodsky '18 and Emily Choi '19

PERFORMANCE DATES

Leverett Library Theater

Friday, April 7 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, April 8 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, April 9 at 8:00 PM

Run time: 90 minutes with intermission.

ABOUT THE SHOW

Satire V, Harvard's number-one source for fake news, continues to stake its claim as Harvard's number-one source for fake theater with this follow-up to the sold-out sellout Macbeth, King of Pop. Shakespeare's gripping dialogue and soliloquies, dealing with family, death, and human nature, merge with the British rock band Queen's anthems of love, loneliness, and bicycle races to create an absurdist jukebox musical extravaganza that's out of this world and out of its time period. Join Queen Lear, betrayed by her daughters after relinquishing the British throne, as she wanders the countryside in the company of misfits, madmen, and exiles, all searching for "Somebody to Love."

This performance is not suitable for children under the age of 14.

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PRODUCTION STAFF

Director … Daniel Kenny
Producers … Nathaniel Brodsky '18, Emily Choi
Music Director … Leah Marsh
Stage Manager … Cat Zhang
Assistant Directors … Joel Kwartler, Tess Saperstein '18
Choreographer … Hannah Johnston
Technical Director … Max Weiss
Lighting Designer … Eva Monroe
Sound Designer … Daniel Levine
Costume Designer … Julius Wade '20
Props Designers … Antonia Chan, Mailinh Ton
Graphic Designers … Kevin Bao, Sarah Stevens

CAST

Queen Lear … Cleanna Crabill
Cordelia … Molly Baxter '20
Edmund … Michael Kennedy-Yoon
Edgar … Nick Durham '20
Gloucester … Maxwell Black
Kent … Matthew Deutsch
Regan … Rachel Clemens
Cornwall … John Ball '20
Goneril … Jennifer Hu
Albany … Aashim Vaish
France … Maxwell Black
Fool … Michael Sanky
Oswald … James Gui
Messanger/Herald … Salman Haque
Servant #1/Ensemble … Max Benegas
Servant #2/Ensemble … Zindzi Hammond-Hanson
Servant #3/Ensemble … James Gui