The San Francisco Shakespeare Festival is proud to present King Lear: virtual and live all summer long.

Free Shakespeare in the Park is now Free Shakespeare at Home.

Join us this summer on YouTube as we bring you LIVE virtual performances every weekend starting Saturday, July 18. Did you know Shakespeare composed King Lear during the London plague of 1606? This production is our unique response to the current pandemic that may keep us from gathering in parks, but not from sharing art in the virtual realm.

What happens when the nation's aging leader divides the land among her children and renounces political responsibility without also renouncing personal power? Find out in King Lear.