May 4 - June 9, 2019
in Goodman's
Albert
Theatre
Around
2 hours and 15 minutes with one intermission
"No modern American director is better at making a play's iconic moments pop with fresh irreverence" (Chicago Tribune)
A jealous king accuses his wife of infidelity, setting off a calamitous series of events. But what begins as tragedy evolves, unexpectedly, into a fantastical journey—from wrath to redemption to reconciliation. Following his celebrated productions of King Lear and Measure for Measure, Robert Falls reimagines one of Shakespeare’s most wildly theatrical tales.
Photo by Tamas Dezso.