Babes With Blades Theatre Company Presents William Shakespeare’s “King Lear”

Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s (BWBTC) presents the final production in its 2026 season, William Shakespeare’s King Lear , directed by Alison Dornheggen and fight choreography by Jess Pennachio, October 15 – November 21 in Theatre 3 at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont.

King Lear tells the complicated story of a king who divides his kingdom into thirds for his three daughters and the unforeseen struggles from this decision’s aftermath. His unraveling is parallelled by the nefarious journey of a jealous Edmund, who seeks to overtake his nobleman father’s affairs from his half brother.

The running time, including intermission, is approximately two hours an d 20 minutes. The performance schedule is Thursdays – Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m.

The open caption performances are Saturday, Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 8 at 3 p.m. and Thursday, Nov. 12 and Friday, Nov. 13 at 8 p.m. The sensory friendly performance is Sunday, Oct. 25 at 3 p.m. with the fully masked audience performance, Sunday, Nov. 1 at 3 p.m.

There is no performance on Saturday, Oct. 31. Streaming dates for King Lear will be announced at a future date.

Tickets are $28 for students and seniors, $37 for general admission at the Theater Wit Box Office, 773-975-8150, or at BabesWithBlades.org .