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King Lear in The Rehearsal Room for June 2023 with Annie Occhiogrosso, Randall Duk Kim, Jeanne Sakata and more!

Published June 1, 2023 | Last Updated March 29, 2025 Leave your thoughts »

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We had a great time with Henry V last month and now onto King Lear!

King Lear Team for Act 2, Sc 4:

  • DIRECTOR: Annie Occhiogrosso (listen to our podcast conversation with Annie and Randall)
  • LEAR: Randall Duk Kim
  • GONERIL: Jeanne Sakata (podcast episode)
  • REGAN: Lizzie King-Hall
  • CORNWALL: Thomas Farber

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Artist Bios

Annie Occhiogrosso has worked as a director, dramaturg, acting coach and actress. She was co-artistic director of the American Players Theatre and received national attention for her body of work there, directing 16 Shakespearean plays along with works by Moliere, Ibsen, Plautus, and Chekhov.

Randall Duk Kim has been acting professionally for 50+ years, playing dozens of leading roles in everything from Shakespeare to Moliere to Chekhov to the Greeks—acting at major theatres all around the world, from Honolulu to Vermont to Singapore.

Jeanne Sakata has worked at acclaimed regional theatres all over the country, including in NY, Seattle, Portland, the Bay Area, and numerous theatres in Southern California. She has played opposite such legendary actors as Chita Rivera, Estelle Parsons, and Raul Julia.

Lizzie King-Hall is a New-York based actor and voice coach. She’s a proud graduate of the Brown/Trinity MFA Program and Actors’ Equity Member.

Thomas Farber graduated from Centenary University in Performance Studies.



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