The Illinois Shakespeare Festival will present King Lear at Ewing Theatre (located at 48 Sunset Rd in Bloomington) at 7:30 pm. Tickets range from $25 – $42 and are available by calling 309-438-2535, in person at the box office or online at https://illinoisshakes.com/tickets For show schedule and other information about the festival, visit www.illinoisshakes.com

Strained relations between a father and his daughters are at the core of Shakespeare’s explosive tragedy, King Lear. In this tale of intimate family drama and political manipulation, an aged leader at the height of his power and influence, loses his grip on position, power, family, and sanity when hubris and ego trump love and loyalty. Lear examines the most basic questions of human existence and is considered one the most powerful dramas in Western literature.