Nearly Lear @ The Emelin Theatre

“A frisky funny tantalizing introduction to the lifelong pleasures of Shakespeare” (The New York Times). Profoundly accessible and fun, using exuberant storytelling, music, and film, Nearly Lear, newly named winner of the IPAY (International Performing Arts for Youth) 2012 Victor Award for Outstanding Production, is a theatrical and family event encapsulating all the grandeur of one of Shakespeare’s greatest works, King Lear, as seen through the eyes of the King's closest companion: his own fool. The story as told by Lear’s devoted clown is performed by actor Susanna Hamnett, whom The New York Times calls “an energetic, virtuosic performer with a touch of the endearing goofball.” Hamnett successfully distills and transforms King Lear into a mischievous, tender and hysterically funny work that upends expectations of what a Shakespeare play should be. The performance is for both seasoned theatergoers and kids from 6th grade on up.

Buy tickets online @ http://bit.ly/yy01fD
Call the Emelin box office at 914.698.0098
Or get them in person: 153 Library Lane, Mamaroneck, NY 10543 (http://emelin.org/directions.html)

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