{"id":4163,"date":"2014-08-13T17:44:34","date_gmt":"2014-08-13T17:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/?p=4163"},"modified":"2014-08-13T17:44:34","modified_gmt":"2014-08-13T17:44:34","slug":"rain-king-lear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/2014\/08\/13\/rain-king-lear\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rain of King Lear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A wild night of <a title=\"Shakespeare in the Park\" href=\"http:\/\/www.publictheater.org\/en\/programs--events\/shakespeare-in-the-park\/?SiteTheme=Shakespeare\" target=\"_blank\">Shakespeare in the Park<\/a> last night. Rain was a major character of the play. While cars in Islip, an hour away on Long Island, were getting flooded and stranded as never before from the \u00a05&#8243; of rain that fell in ONE hour, I was in the standby line hoping the storm was\u00a0just\u00a0threatening enough to make\u00a050 people cancel (that&#8217;s about how many were ahead of me).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4168\" style=\"width: 673px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4168\" class=\" wp-image-4168\" src=\"http:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.141-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Umbrellas UP during intermission\" width=\"663\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.141-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.141-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.141-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.141-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.141-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.141-1080x810.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.141-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.141-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.141-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.141.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4168\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Umbrellas UP during intermission<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[Don&#8217;t tell anyone, but standby has worked for me the only two times I&#8217;ve tried. Get there before 6:00, bring a book and a sandwich. They sell beer, wine, chips and good (very small) brownies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It&#8217;s better than waiting from 7AM to noon.]<\/p>\n<p>Made it in! \u00a0A true New York moment happened just before curtain: a Public Theater staff member came up to our section and sternly announced that no photography was allowed at any time. As soon as he disappeared, a dozen cameras went up for\u00a0selfies.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It rained the entire night, nice and lightly, ambience \u2013 no umbrellas allowed during performance \u2013 until the end of the last act, during the terrible storm scene. Appropriate. Then, it POURED. Most of the audience stayed, and the Public cleaned up on rain ponchos, charging\u00a0$8 someone said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4173\" style=\"width: 488px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4173\" class=\" wp-image-4173\" src=\"http:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.148-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Public Theater rain ponchos\" width=\"478\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.148-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.148-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.148-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.148-1080x1440.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.148-1280x1707.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.148-980x1307.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.148-480x640.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.148.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4173\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">fashion statement<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lear isn&#8217;t my favorite play. As Ben Brantley reveals in his\u00a0<a title=\"Ben Brantley review\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/08\/06\/theater\/king-lear-in-central-park-starring-john-lithgow.html?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\"><em>New York Times<\/em><\/a><a title=\"Ben Brantley review\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/08\/06\/theater\/king-lear-in-central-park-starring-john-lithgow.html?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\"> review<\/a>,\u00a0&#8220;it\u2019s possible to imagine that tragedy is not waiting in the wings. The mood is unusually festive, and the king, played by a fully immersed John Lithgow, seems like a jolly old soul.&#8221; Then all hell breaks loose and it doesn&#8217;t stop for three hours.<\/p>\n<p>The emotional and physical strain on the actors must be intense to say the least. With the rain, I can&#8217;t imagine. They applauded us for staying and raised arms up to the heavens laughing. This is not the first time during this run that rain has been part of the show. John Lithgow blogged his experience &#8220;<a title=\"Learning Lear\" href=\"http:\/\/artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com\/author\/john-lithgow\/\" target=\"_blank\">Learning Lear<\/a>&#8221; right through dress rehearsals.<\/p>\n<p>I highly recommend it.<\/p>\n<p>And, the play.<\/p>\n<p>And, any Shakespeare in the Park performance.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4170\" style=\"width: 555px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4170\" class=\" wp-image-4170\" src=\"http:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.144-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"rain shows strong in theater lights\" width=\"545\" height=\"727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.144-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.144-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.144-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.144-1080x1440.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.144-1280x1707.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.144-980x1307.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.144-480x640.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.144.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rain in Lights<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4169\" style=\"width: 803px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4169\" class=\"wp-image-4169\" src=\"http:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.142-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"the crowd all in rain gear filing out after the play\" width=\"793\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.142-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.142-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.142-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.142-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.142-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.142-1080x810.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.142-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.142-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.142-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.142.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">the crowd made it through &#8211; no pics during performance of course<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4171\" style=\"width: 583px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4171\" class=\" wp-image-4171\" src=\"http:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.146-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"guests in Public Theater ponchos\" width=\"573\" height=\"764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.146-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.146-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.146-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.146-1080x1440.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.146-1280x1707.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.146-980x1307.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.146-480x640.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.florentinefilms.com\/sherman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lear8.13.146.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Public ponchos rule<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A wild night of Shakespeare in the Park last night. Rain was a major character. While cars in Islip, an hour away on Long Island, were getting flooded in record numbers from  5&#8243; of rain in ONE hour, I was in the standby line hoping the storm was just threatening enough that 50 people (that&#8217;s about how many were ahead of me) would cancel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4168,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[347,348,349,350,351,352,353,354,355,356,357,358],"class_list":["post-4163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conversations","tag-annette-benning","tag-central-park","tag-john-lithgow","tag-king-lear","tag-picnic","tag-ponchos","tag-pouring","tag-public-theater","tag-rain","tag-shakespeare","tag-shakespeare-in-the-park","tag-theater"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Rain of King Lear - FlorentineFilms.com\/Sherman<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Rain of King Lear is about rain as a major character in the Shakespeare in the Park production. 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