The University theater program will present its next main stage production, “Julia Caesar,” on April 8-10 and 13-15, at 7:30 p.m. (Sundays 2 p.m.), in Mago Hunt Center Theater. Tickets are available through the Mago Hunt Center box office at x7287.
For centuries the classic Shakespeare play “Julius Caesar” has asked: Who should hold power? Who should decide who holds power? This contemporary exploration also asks: What if Caesar were a woman? What if Brutus were? When gender comes into questions of authority, what happens?
The all-student cast includes Adele Kennedy (Brutia), Michael Wardrop (Cassius), Emma Pace (Julia Caesar), Thomas Curran (Mark Antony), Dylan Hartwig (Portia/Antony’s Servant/Octavia), Sophia Aguirre (Octavia’s Servant/Cinna the Poet), Joel Anderson (Casca/Titinius), Jen Bigoness (Lucia/Clitia), Michael Flickner (Calpurnius/Popilius/Plebeian/Cato), Theresa Foley (Cobbler/Lucilia), Emily Hogan (Ligura/Pindara), Patrick Holland (Flavius/Trebonius/Plebeian/Messenger), Ellen Micek (Carpenter), Shaleesa Moreno (Soothsayer/Lepida), Eilidh Mote (Marulla/Artemidora/Strata), Jahsimara Rodriguez Poma (Plebeian/Dardana), and Maddie Tran (Cinna/Messala).
The play will be directed by Andrew Golla, with set design by Bethany Foran, costume design by Gregory Pulver, and lighting design by Tanis Gonzaga-Guzman.
For more information contact performing and fine arts at 7228 or pfa@up.edu.
All April 9 “Julia Caesar” ticket holders are invited to enjoy a complimentary wine and cheese reception as campus experts highlight intriguing themes and production details, courtesy of the Garaventa Center and alumni relations. The reception begins at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 9 with panel at 6:45 Mago Hunt Recital Hall; the play begins at 7:30 p.m.