Oakland Theater Project and New Performance Traditions present

KING LEAR

By William Shakespeare
Directed by Michael Socrates Moran

September 25 – October 11, 2026
Z Space’s Steindler Stage

In the twilight of his rule, a king sets out to divide the kingdom among his three daughters. But in mistaking flattery for love, Lear’s choices usher in a new reign of domination, cruelty, and collapse.

Stripped of title, authority, and comfort, Lear is left with nothing but his humanity.

Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy examines a man who mistakes his position for his identity, and finds himself in a new world — one in which kings are fools, fools are wise, and the exiled become one another’s unlikely saviors.

Written centuries ago, Shakespeare’s devastating examination of power asks whether freedom is possible in a world where control reigns — and why truth, care for the powerless, and dignity demand such risk.

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Schedule

Previews
Friday, September 25
Saturday, September 26

Opening
Sunday, September 27

Performances
Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun through October 11