Saturday, May 5, 2012

Julius Caesar


Julius Caesar, in Italian.

There's not much to say about this one. I didn't like it. The company was devoted to making the play strange. Julius Caesar himself only made an appearance in the first scene, and after that, disappeared from the play. Calpurnia was given a larger role, but the main characters were obviously Brutus and Cassio. The actors interacted with three doors (that were moved by other characters, trying to hide behind them) and a broken-down chair. Later, two garbage cans were added. I would have been OK with the show if I had a clue what the doors, chair, or garbage can were supposed to signify. However, much of the odd parts of the show had no meaning or relevance to what was going on, or at least, not that I could discern. The actors were passionate, but kept the same note throughout the show.

I was disappointed, especially after being spoiled by the last three shows.

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