PAST PRODUCTION:

Julius Caesar

Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Carin Bratlie
Presented with an all-female cast
April 21 – May 6, 2012

In a free country, a popular political leader reaches for absolute power. Former friends must decide: loyalty or patriotism? Honor or ambition? Blood is shed in the name of the public good, the country plunges into civil war, and a noble person faces a tragic undoing.

Performance Dates:

Saturday, April 21 - 7:30pm (opening night gala)
Sunday, April 22 - 2:00pm
Wednesday, April 25 - 7:30pm (free wine Wednesday)
Thursday, April 26 - 7:30pm
Friday, April 27 - 7:30pm (free beer Friday)
Saturday, April 28 - 7:30pm (pre-show panel discussion: 6:30pm*)
Sunday, April 29 - 2:00pm (post-show panel discussion: 4:30pm*)
Wednesday, May 2 - 7:30pm (free wine Wednesday)
Thursday, May 3 - 7:30pm (pay-what-you-can)
Friday, May 4 - 7:30pm (free beer Friday)
Saturday, May 5 - 7:30pm
Sunday, May 6 - 2:00pm

*Pre- and Post-Show Discussions:

Saturday, April 28
Pre-show panel discussion: 6:30pm
Topic: "Why do all-female Shakespeare?"
Featuring: Carolyn Levy (Hamline University), Darcey Engen (Augsburg College) and Sonja Kuftinec (University of Minnesota)

Sunday, April 29

Post-show panel discussion: 4:30pm
Topic: "Women and Political Power"
Featuring: Shakopee City Councilor Pamela Punt, Minnesota State Representative Erin Murphy, Minnesota Senator Patricia Torres Ray and more

Cast:

• Kirby Bennett
• Anissa Siobhan Brazill
• Laura Delventhal
• Abby DeSanto
• Rachel Finch
• Brigid Kelley
• Katherine Kupiecki
• Ariel Leaf
• Carin Leonard-Gorrill
• Julie Ann Nevill
• Stacey Poirier
• Victoria Pyan
• Roneet Aliza Rahamim
• Noë Tallen
• Katie Willer

Creative Team:

• Emily Arachtingi
• Ursula Bowden
• Stephanie Brown
• Julia Carlis
• Meredith Gillies
• Kit Gordon
• Anita Kelling
• Crystal Schneider
• David Schneider

Performance Location:

The Lowry Lab Theater
350 St. Peter Street
St. Paul, MN 55102

Press:

Press Release
Review: Star Tribune
Article: Twin Cities Daily Planet
Article: Lavender Magazine
Article: ArtsAmerica
Production Photos
Trailer Video