King Lear

NY Classical Theatre's Stephen Burdman directs a traveling outdoor production of Shakespeare's great tragedy of being, nothingness and elder abuse. Perhaps because we all need a little hope these days, the production is using the text of Nahum Tate's once-ubiquitous, now rarely performed 1681 rewrite of the play, in which Lear and Cordelia survive at the end. The production starts in Central Park, then decamps to Brooklyn Commons Park and Carl Schurz Park for a week each before powering down at the Battery. Tickets are free but reservations are requested; visit the NYCT website for details.