{"id":6417,"date":"2019-05-31T13:21:35","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T17:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=6417"},"modified":"2022-08-16T16:27:38","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T20:27:38","slug":"aditi-kapil-about-the-artist-8","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=6417","title":{"rendered":"David Pearson: About the Artist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"1043\" data-id=\"8059\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/David_Pearson-scaled.jpg?resize=695%2C1043&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/David_Pearson-scaled.jpg?w=1706&amp;ssl=1 1706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/David_Pearson-scaled.jpg?resize=47%2C70&amp;ssl=1 47w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/David_Pearson-scaled.jpg?resize=682%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 682w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/David_Pearson-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/David_Pearson-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/David_Pearson-scaled.jpg?resize=1365%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"463\" data-id=\"8061\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Macbeth-with-lady-Macbeth.jpg?resize=695%2C463&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Macbeth-with-lady-Macbeth.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Macbeth-with-lady-Macbeth.jpg?resize=70%2C47&amp;ssl=1 70w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Macbeth-with-lady-Macbeth.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"463\" data-id=\"8060\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Macbeth-with-Banquo-and-Witch.jpg?resize=695%2C463&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Macbeth-with-Banquo-and-Witch.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Macbeth-with-Banquo-and-Witch.jpg?resize=70%2C47&amp;ssl=1 70w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Macbeth-with-Banquo-and-Witch.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click here to <a href=\"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=6405\">listen to his interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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 <a href=\"http:\/\/thedohaplayers.com\/\">The Doha Players<\/a>, the leading acting company in Doha for 65 years. He has had lead roles in numerous productions, including <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hamlet<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Macbeth, The Tempest, Les Miserables<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Women in Black<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Importance of Being Earnest<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oklahoma!<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> He is currently in pre-production for King Lear which he will direct in the spring of 2019.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 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.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here to listen to his interview. 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. 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