Performance: Shakespeare's King Lear

What do you call a king who gives up his kingdom? A fool? Or a father ready to pass on the burdens of power? Join local actors&nbsp;Stephen Collins&nbsp;and&nbsp;Poornima Kirby&nbsp;for this haunting, darkly funny adaptation of Shakespeare’s timeless classic. This one-hour production draws directly from Shakespeare’s text, with Stephen Collins as the mercurial King Lear, and Poornima Kirby as his devoted, clear-eye fool, who narrates the action, and flows fluidly between Lear’s daughters, friends, and enemies. This artistic adaptation honors the beautiful essence of the play, while bringing fresh life and a playful twist to its timeless questions of mortality, loyalty, and the parent-child bond. This program is presented by the Boston Public Library as part of their <a href="https://www.bpl.org/never-too-late/" target="_blank">Never Too Late Group</a> created with older adults in mind. Due to the ample seating available in the Rabb Lecture Hall, registration is not required; instead,&nbsp;seating is first come, first served. We will open doors 15 minutes in advance of the program. About the performers: <img src="https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/uploads/images/full/3ce8dffc1e95159de5b9670db2b0a848/SteveCollins-WaltWhitman-1.jpg"> Earning rave reviews for over a decade,&nbsp;Stephen Collins’&nbsp;performances not only deliver the poetry and plays, but bring poets and playwrights to life on the stage. From his signature performance of&nbsp;Unlaunche’d Voices, an Evening with Walt Whitman,&nbsp;to his newest addition&nbsp;Songs of my Father&nbsp;(Herman Melville), his shows convey an understanding of the impact and the reactions of the characters to their respective times, giving the audience not just a performance, but an experience.&nbsp;More information available at&nbsp;<a href="http://unlaunchedvoices.com/" target="_blank">http://unlaunchedvoices.com/</a>. <img src="https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/uploads/images/full/de1a7c143e260c0cfd013ecf9167f92a/Capture.png"> Poornima Kirby&nbsp;is a Boston-based actress, teacher, writer and director. She has a special affinity for poetic texts and collaborative theater making. Her regional acting credits include&nbsp;Sleep no More&nbsp;(Mrs. De Winter) with the A.R.T.,&nbsp;Daughter of Venus&nbsp;(Aramintha) with Wellfleet Harbor Actors’ Theater,&nbsp;Hamlet&nbsp;(Ophelia) with Actors’ Shakespeare Project,&nbsp;Midsummer Night’s Dream&nbsp;(Titania),&nbsp;Much Ado About Nothing&nbsp;(Beatrice), and&nbsp;Winter's Tale&nbsp;(Hermione) with Bay Colony Shakespeare,&nbsp;Dr. Faustus&nbsp;(Faustus) with Wax Wings, and many more. Poornima writes, directs and performs regularly with Theatre of Eternal Values, a meditation-based theater company with bases in Cabella, Italy and Quincy, Ma. Poornima is artistic director for the American branch of TEV, and co-authored and performs in several of their productions. She has also appeared in numerous commercials, industrials and several independent films, including&nbsp;Justice&nbsp;(Enlightened Pictures) and&nbsp;The Walker&nbsp;(Walking Man Productions). She also works regularly as a teaching artist and public speaking coach, and is the co-author and co-creator of two original theater productions with actor Stephen Collins, including&nbsp;Shake-Scene,&nbsp;a compilation of some of Shakespeare’s most compelling scenes and sonnets,&nbsp;and&nbsp;A&nbsp;Christmas Carol, a sweet and funny adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Christmas classic. Poornima holds a B.A. in Drama from Vassar College and has trained at LAMDA and Shakespeare &amp; Company. More information available at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.poornimakirby.com/" target="_blank">www.PoornimaKirby.com</a>.

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