The Globe and Mail: For August Schellenberg, starring in the National Arts Centre's all-aboriginal production of King Lear is a dream more than four decades in the making. The actor, who is of Mohawk descent, first conceived the idea for an aboriginal Lear in the fall of 1967, when, after an acclaimed season at the Stratford Festival, he was in Vancouver performing in the premiere of George Ryga's seminal Canadian play, The Ecstasy of Rita Joe.
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
NAC's all-aboriginal King Lear begins to take shape
The Globe and Mail: For August Schellenberg, starring in the National Arts Centre's all-aboriginal production of King Lear is a dream more than four decades in the making. The actor, who is of Mohawk descent, first conceived the idea for an aboriginal Lear in the fall of 1967, when, after an acclaimed season at the Stratford Festival, he was in Vancouver performing in the premiere of George Ryga's seminal Canadian play, The Ecstasy of Rita Joe.
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