Babes With Blades Theatre Company Presents William Shakespeare’s “King Lear”

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Babes With Blades Theatre Company Presents William Shakespeare’s “King Lear” at Theater Wit.

Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s (BWBTC) presents the final production in its 2026 season, William Shakespeare’s King Lear , directed by Alison Dornheggen and fight choreography by Jess Pennachio, October 15 – November 21 in Theatre 3 at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont. King Lear tells the complicated story of a king who divides his kingdom into thirds for his three daughters and the unforeseen st

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