Director • Translator • Playwright
Rob Melrose
| Lucius | Ernest Bentley |
| Calpurnia | Kaliswa Brewster |
| Soothsayer / Cinna the Poet | Caleb Carlson |
| Marullus / Trebonius / Messala | Ray Chapman |
| Julius Caesar | Bjorn DuPaty |
| Mark Antony | Zachary Fine |
| Flavius / Cinna | Whitney Hudson |
| Metellus Cimber / Octavius Caesar | Joseph Midyett |
| Casca | Keven Orton |
| Decius Brutus / Lepidus | Noah Putterman |
| Cassius | Sid Solomon |
| Brutus | Will Sturdivant |
| Portia / Popiilius Lena | Kathleen Wise |
Photos by Heidi Bohnenkamp
"Director Rob Melrose's production is compact, brisk and contemporary -- perfect for touring. Using a wall of video projections, set designer Neil Patel has positioned this Caesar in 2012, complete with news telecasts and shots of the U.S. Capitol. Sound designer Cliff Caruthers thumps the point home with lots of bass and hip-hop over scene changes. The sleek suits in Candice Donnelly's costume scheme carry the air of modern power."
-Graydon Royce
The Mpls StarTribune
"Think Shakespeare's work isn't relevant in 2012? Think again."
-Metro Magazine
JULIUS CAESAR
By William Shakespeare
The Guthrie Theater / The Acting Company
Joe Dowling / Ian Belknap, Artistic Directors
Guthrie Run: January 14 - February 5, 2012
National Tour: February 7 - May 13
New York Run, Baruch Theater: April 11 - 22
Directed by Rob Melrose
Set Design by Neil Patel
Costume Design by Candice Donnelly
Lighting Design by Michael Chybowski
Original Music / Sound Design by Cliff Caruthers
Video Design by Shawn Sagady
Fight Direction by Felix Ivanoff
Dramaturgy by Lue Morgan Douthit
Voice and Speech Consulting by Andrew Wade
Production Stage Management by Richard Constable
Assistant Stage Management by Meg Friedman
Staff Repertory Direction by Adriana Baer
Cast
"Consistently rewarding…
This is one of the most crisply spoken Shakespeares in recent memory. Mr. Melrose has pruned shrewdly from the text and added a nifty, unsentimental final image…
This Julius Caesar will be a tough act to follow."
-Eric Grode
The New York Times
JULIUS CAESAR - THE GUTHRIE THEATER / THE ACTING COMPANY
Rob Melrose © 2013