Kunene and the King

Kunene and the King

FEB 16 – MAR 16
Klein Theatre

By John Kani
Directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Produced in association with Octopus Theatricals

A celebrated classical actor has just been given a career-defining role as King Lear and a life-changing diagnosis—and Lunga Kunene (John Kani) has been charged with his care. As Jack Morris (Edward Gero) confronts his mortality, two men brought together by necessity discover the unifying power of Shakespeare a quarter century after the fall of apartheid. Written and performed by Tony-winner John Kani (Black PantherThe IslandSizwe Banzi is Dead), Edward Gero (The Lehman Trilogy) joins this “poignant two-hander” (The Guardian) in the play’s U.S. premiere.

Cast

Edward Gero*
Edward Gero*
Jack Morris
John Kani*
John Kani*
Lunga Kunene
Ntebo
Ntebo
Singer
John Lescault*
John Lescault*
Understudy
L. Peter Callender*
L. Peter Callender*
Understudy

Full Cast List

Jack Morris: Edward Gero*
Lunga Kunene: John Kani*
Singer: Ntebo
Understudy: John Lescault*, L. Peter Callender*

Artistic Team

Playwright: John Kani*
Director: Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Scenic Designer: Lawrence E. Moten III
Costume Designer: Karen Perry
Lighting Designer: Rui Rita
Sound Designer: DJ Potts
Resident Casting Director: Danica Rodriguez
Production Stage Manager: Laura Smith*
Assistant Stage Manager: Juancarlos Contreras*
Dramaturg: Drew Lichtenberg
Associate Director: Timothy Johnson*
Fight Consultant: Sierra Young
Voice and Dialect Coach: Deborah Hecht

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers

Production Sponsors
Nan Beckley
Bonnie & Louis Cohen
Nichole Francis Reynolds
The Shrivastava Family