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The third regular performance of Boosansiribgeukdan(Busan Municipal Performing Art Company) was <King Lear>. Founded in 1998, Boosansiribgeukdan(Busan Municipal Performing Art Company) announced the possibility of its existence through <King Lear>, and even the legitimacy of its establishment was recognized through subsequent re-performing performances. So even in the 2020s, <King Lear> is recognized as a representative work of Boosansiribgeukdan(Busan Municipal Performing Art Company). However, since no research on the characteristics and status of this performance has been attempted, the discussion about this performance so far has been treated as a sad story circulated by people‘s mouths. In order to compensate for these problems, this study attempts to approach the production process of <King Lear> analytically. In particular, actor Jeon Seonghwan appeared in this performance, and because of Jeon Seonghwan's performance, the <King Lear> performance was able to find a realistic way. Jeon Seong-hwan’s appearance did not stop with the recruitment of an actor who could play the role of King Lear, but was responsible for establishing a medium that could build a channel to graft the classic <King Lear> with the audience at the level of reality at the time. The position of Jeon Seonghwan, who performed such a mediating role, can be an important reminder of the actor‘s role.

Busan Municipal Performing Art Company(Boosansiribgeukdan), <King Lear>, Jeon Seonghwan, Classic, Reality