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

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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