Director Emily C.A. Snyder reimagines 'Lear' in the last days of Imperial Russia, a world of encroaching cold and darkness, blowing winds, and crashing thunder. An era when class distinctions are brutally enforced in the ever-shifting battle to keep from being left out in the cold. Experiencing this timeless work through this high-stakes lens, audiences are able to find their own reason in madness and wisdom in folly, and perhaps see a bit of their own nature in the shadow of Lear’s looking glass.