Julius Caesar

by William Shakespeare

Emily Sucher and Chris Galindo || DJ Corey photography

Chris Galindo, Jonathan Del Palmer, Emily Sucher || DJ Corey photography

Kiana Johnson, Emily Sucher. Chris Galindo || DJ Corey photography

Chris Holbert and Mason Catharini || DJ Corey photography

Lizzi Albert and Chris Holbert || DJ Corey photography

Chris Holbert and Kiana Johnson || DJ Corey photography

Emily Sucher, Seamus Miller, Chris Galindo, Kiana Johnson || DJ Corey photography

March 9 – April 1, 2023
Gunston Arts Center Theatre 2

Join us as we explore Kathleen Akerley’s modernization of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar with an ensemble of seven actors. Witness a dismantling of the classic story that asks what determines historical outcomes: the ambition and speeches of a few or the shifting personalities and demands of the citizenry? Video and contemporary text will place this question squarely in post-2016 America.

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Performance Days and Times

Thursday, March 9, 7:30 pm (Preview)
Friday, March 10, 7:30 pm (Preview)
Saturday, March 11, 2:00 pm (Preview)
Saturday, March 11, 7:30 pm (Preview)
Sunday, March 12, 2:00 pm (Opening)

Thursday, March 16 7:30 pm
Friday, March 17 7:30 pm
Saturday, March 18 2:00 pm
Saturday, March 18 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 19 2:00 pm

Thursday, March 23, 7:30 pm
Friday, March 24, 7:30 pm
Saturday, March 25, 2:00 pm (ASL interpretation available; please email info@avantbard.org)
Saturday, March 25, 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 26, 2:00 pm

Thursday, March 30, 7:30 pm
Friday, March 31, 7:30 pm (ASL interpretation available; please email info@avantbard.org)
Saturday, April 1, 2:00 pm
Saturday, April 1, 7:30 pm (Closing)

Runtime

100 minutes with no intermission

Audience Advisory

The play contains explosion sounds, gunshots, and moments of flashing stage lights.

Cast

Lizzi Albert
Mason Catharini
Chris Galindo
Chris Holbert
Kiana Johnson
Seamus Miller*
Emily Sucher

Production Team

Director: Kathleen Akerley
Production Manager: Alyssa Sanders^
Producers: Avant Bard Producing Partners
Rehearsal Stage Manager: Cassidee Grunwald
Performance Stage Manager: Holly Morgan
Set Designer: Elizabeth Jenkins McFadden
Lighting Designer: Hailey LaRoe
Costume Designer: Rachael Norberg
Props Designer: Liz Long
Sound Designer/Composer: Neil McFadden
Box Office Manager: Jessi Scott
Photos: DJ Corey Photography