David Pearson: About the Artist

 

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David Pearson is an actor, director, and lecturer living in Doha, Qatar, in the Gulf Region of the Middle East. He is a member of The Doha Players, the leading acting company in Doha for 65 years. He has had lead roles in numerous productions, including Hamlet, Macbeth, The Tempest, Les Miserables, The Women in Black, The Importance of Being Earnest, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, and Oklahoma! He is currently in pre-production for King Lear which he will direct in the spring of 2019. He believes Shakespeare is an extraordinary gift for any actor and is very happy to have the opportunity to discuss Shakespeare productions in the Middle East and in general.