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King Lear

Babes with Blades Theatre Company

dir. Alison Dornheggen
by William Shakepeare

Oct. 15th - Nov. 21st 2026
Theater Wit, Chicago, IL

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THE PLAY

 

King Lear, in order to “unburdened, crawl toward death,” chooses to divide the ruling of the kingdom between his three daughters via a verbal joust of who loves him the most. When his youngest daughter Cordelia does not meet the standards he expected her, chaos, greed and betrayal creep in to take over the story. Parallel to Lear’s suffering, his friend the Earl of Gloucester is manipulated by one son to turn on his other son.

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Fight Director

Asst. Fight Director

Set Design

Costume Design

Sound Design

Lighting Design

Production Stage Manager

Asst. Stage Manager

Asst. Stage Manager

Production Manager

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Technical Director

PRODUCTION TEAM

CAST

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Cast

Cast

Cast

Cast

Cast

Cast

Cast

Cast

Cast

Cast

Cast

Cast

Cast

Grace Elizabeth Mealey

Grace Elizabeth Mealey

Grace Elizabeth Mealey

Grace Elizabeth Mealey

Grace Elizabeth Mealey

Grace Elizabeth Mealey

Grace Elizabeth Mealey

Grace Elizabeth Mealey

Grace Elizabeth Mealey

Grace Elizabeth Mealey

Grace Elizabeth Mealey

Grace Elizabeth Mealey

Grace Elizabeth Mealey

Grace Elizabeth Mealey

Grace Elizabeth Mealey

Grace Elizabeth Mealey

Grace Elizabeth Mealey

Grace Elizabeth Mealey

Grace Elizabeth Mealey

Grace Elizabeth Mealey

Grace Elizabeth Mealey

Grace Elizabeth Mealey

Grace Elizabeth Mealey

Grace Elizabeth Mealey

Grace Elizabeth Mealey

Grace Elizabeth Mealey

Grace Elizabeth Mealey

Grace Elizabeth Mealey

Grace Elizabeth Mealey

Grace Elizabeth Mealey

Grace Elizabeth Mealey

Grace Elizabeth Mealey

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Hayley Rice

Kelsey Kovacevich

Alison Dornheggen

TBD

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