Watching King Lear in 2026

I watched Shakespeare’s brutal play in this lovely new theater of Hudson Valley Shakespeare . HOBOKEN, JULY 3, 2026. Before the play begins, I’m in a nostalgic, pleasantly melancholic mood. Then that opening scene whacks me across the face, as if to say, Wake up, you old fool, pay attention! I saw King Lear last Sunday in Garrison, New York, a hamlet on the Hudson River. I lived in Garrison with…