
Lear Redux
Odyssey Theatre presents Lear Redux as part of its 2025 season
A Quantum Fantasia inspired by the play King Lear by William Shakespeare
This world premiere production is adapted by John Farmanesh-Bocca
Acclaimed and prolific stage actor Jack Stehlin stars in Lear Redux, a bold, surprising, and whimsical adaptation of King Lear, directed and adapted by Physical Theatre impresario John Farmanesh-Bocca. Renowned for their celebrated collaborations on Farmanesh-Bocca’s REDUX series—including Tempest Redux (winner of Stage Raw’s Production of the Year and Broadway World’s Production of the Decade for LA regional theater)—Lear Redux reunites the Odyssey Theatre, The New American Theatre, and Not Man Apart – Physical Theatre Ensemble to present Shakespeare’s preeminent drama of family, power, humanity, grief, and acceptance.
This production is partially underwritten by our generous Audience Producers Isabel and Harvey Kibel.
Dates / Tickets / Special Events
General Admission $43
Students $23
30 & Under? $33
(All prices include fees when purchasing with a credit card)
Wednesday June 11, 25 at 8pm
Friday May 30, June 6, 20, 27, July 11
Saturday May 31, June 7, 14, 21, 28, July 5, 12
Sunday May 25, June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, July 6. 13
Pay-What-You-Can Performance
Wednesday, June 11 at 8pm
Post Show Discussions
Wednesday, June 25, Friday, June 20 or upon request for groups larger than 15
Wine Night Fridays
Enjoy complementary wine and snacks with the cast after the show.
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“STAGE RAW TOP 10… WILDLY IDIOSYNCRATIC… Jack Stehlin ignites the stage… irony and humor… RECOMMENDED.”
“BREATHE[S] NEW LIFE INTO THE BARD’S WORK… a whimsical, toe-tapping, thought-provoking, light-hearted, protean meta tragedy… added points for inventiveness and intelligence.”
“BRILLIANTLY CREATIVE AND MOVING… smart, entertaining and emotionally resonant.”
“CREATIVE, HUMOROUS AND INTELLECTUALLY ENGAGING… whimsical staging, invested acting… … transcendent.”
“TOUCHING AND FASCINATING… set in modern times but us[es] much of Shakespeare’s text in an ingenious and imaginative way…POWERFUL.”
“TRANSCENDENT… Boy was I ever startled, shocked, moved, and yes very definitely surprised on every level! In the most powerful, moving way… I felt the ground shift underneath my heart.
Credits / Cast / Crew
Production
Inspired by the play King Lear by William Shakespeare
Adapted and Directed by John Farmanesh-Bocca
Scenic Designer Mark Guirguis
Costume Designer Denise Blasor
Lighting Designer Bosco Flanagan
Sound Design by John Farmanesh-Bocca
Prop Designer Jenine MacDonald
Stage Manager Jenny Nwene
Produced in Association with Isabel & Harvey Kibel
Movement Associates Alina Bolshakova, Jones Welsh-Talmadge,
Annie Talmadge
A co-production with The New American Theatre, Not Man Apart – Physical Theatre Ensemble
Produced for the Odyssey Theatre by Beth Hogan
Produced for the The New American Theatre by Jeannine Wisnosky Stehlin
Cast
Daughter 2/Regan Eve Danzeisen
Night Nurse/Edmund Andres Velez
Brother/Kent Dennis Gersten
Daughter 1/Goneril Jade Sealey
Actor/Lear Jack Stehlin
Day Nurse/Edgar Ahkei Togun
Cordelia, The Dog Emily Yetter

Jack Stehlin as Lear and Emily Yetter as Cordelia, The Dog
Photo by John Dlugolecki Photography

Ensemble with Jack Stehlin as Lear
Photo by John Dlugolecki Photography

Jack Stehlin as Lear and Ahkei Togun as Day Nurse/Edgar
Photo by John Dlugolecki Photography

Jack Stehlin and the Ensemble
Photo by John Dlugolecki Photography

Jack Stehlin and Emily Yetter
Photo by John Dlugolecki Photography

Eve Danzeisen, Andres Velez and Jade Sealey
Photo by John Dlugolecki Photography