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    Elements Theatre Company presents Shakespeare's King Lear. Performances: August 12, 13 & 14 and 19, 20 & 21 at 8:00PM Dinner & Performance: Saturday, August 13 and 20 at 6:00PM Ticket Prices: - Performance: $35; $30 Seniors - Dinner & Performance: $65; $60 For reservations and tickets call 508-240-2400 Or purchase tickets on-line "...Wishing to retire but not abdicate, Lear divides his kingdom between his three daughters, according to which of them is most eloquent in praising him. His favorite, Cordelia, says nothing and the kingdom is never the same. Chaos is set in motion as family loyalty is tested and inhuman aggression is unleashed as appetites of revenge and greed run rampant in this once unified kingdom. An epic tale of sorrow, forgiveness, madness and reconciliation, King Lear is set in the Atrium of the Church of the Transfiguration in Orleans, MA. This production crowns Elements' 2016 season celebrating the 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare's death."
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