The Shakespeare Initiative
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The Shakespeare Initiative
Randolph, NJ
JULIUS CAESAR
Performance dates: June 5, 6, 11, 12, 13 at 8:00 pm
and June 7 at 2:00 pm.
One of the greatest theatrical studies of tyranny, revolution, and civil war, JULIUS CAESAR is also a highly personal play – a breathless, gripping portrayal of friendships and alliances torn apart by political ambition and the intoxicating effects of power. Centered around three of Shakespeare’s most vivid characters – Caesar, Brutus, and the young Mark Antony – the play contrasts a vast historical canvas with the private fears and dreams of men whose words can change the world.
Believed to have been written in 1599, Shakespeare's play reflected the general anxiety of England over succession of leadership. Queen Elizabeth, a strong ruler, was elderly and had refused to name a successor, leading to worries that a civil war, similar to the one presented in the play, might break out after her death.
Since the themes presented in the play are universal and timely, The Shakespeare Initiative production updates the action to the present day and sets it in Washington, DC.
JULIUS CAESAR is one of Shakespeare's most popular and quoted plays. It is a play of paradoxes; a play of soaring ambition; a play of power abused; a play of dreams, superstitions, portents, passions and predictions; a play of subtlety and sophistication. All the elements intertwine after the brutal murder of Caesar, to cause moral turmoil, searing guilt, the death of "the noblest Roman of them all," and haunting anarchy.
Tickets are $10.00. All tickets are reserved.
Please call the Brundage Park Playhouse box office at 973-989-7092
for ticket reservations and further information.
CAST
Dan Algazi - Cicero/Publius/Titinius/Citizen One/Second Guard
Jonathan Baumgartner - Casca/Messala
Taylor Cantrell - Marullus/Trebonius/Lucilius/Citizen Four
Felicia Coppola - Calpurnia/Citizen
Rachel Dunwoody - Portia/Citizen Two
Matthew Finkelstein - Soothsayer
Pauline Foley - Decius Brutus/Claudius/Volumnius/Citizen
Kristin Gaffney - Lucius
Laura Landrieu - Artemidorus
Dickson Lane - Julius Caesar/Ghost of Caesar
Paige Maier - Senate Page
Joe McCaig - Mark Antony
John Mielke - Security Guard/Special Forces
Bryan Milford - Popilliu s/Cinna the Poet/Varro/Clitus/First Guard
Tim Murphy - Brutus
Artie Scarano - Flavius/Ligarius/Pindarus/Citizen Three/Special Forces
Bob Scarpone - Metellus Cimber/Lepidus/Strato/First Commoner/Citizen
Brendon Thomas - Cassius
Jon Young - Security Guard/Special Forces
Jake Zillioux - Octavius/Cinna/Second Commoner/Citizen
CREW
Richard Norman - Director
Christopher Young - Fight Choreographer/Special Effects
Nola Young - Set Design and Construction/Properties
Mark Carovale - Costume Design/Lighting Design and Operation/Sound
J. Phillip Lesser - Stage Manager
John Mielke - Stage Manager
Luke Kostuchik - Assistant Stage Manager
The Shakespeare Initiative
Randolph, NJ
