The Leo Lerner Theater
February 11 – March 31, 1985
By William Shakespeare
Co-directed by Joseph Ehrenberg and Johnny Lee Davenport
Poster for the production
“Lear is invariably trimmed, but this three-hour version is a respectful and careful pruning, wandering with a clean flow through the complexities of palace intrigue and generational warfare.”
—Sid Smith, Chicago Tribune (February 22, 1985)