Written by
William Shakespeare
Directed by
Rob Melrose
Presented by
The Acting Company in association
with The Guthrie
Next Performance
February 23 at 07:30pm
Starkville, MS
"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings."
Poster illustration
by Scott McKowen
Julius Caesar is a classic story of pride and envy, arrogance and honor, opportunity and tragic strategic errors. Written in one of his most productive times of Shakespeare’s life, Julius Caesar blends the historic events of the reign of this iconic roman emperor with tragic elements and compelling language creating of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies.
From Director Rob Melrose: “In the 80s and 90s, every election was peppered with reports of “voter apathy.” The intense passion that now permeates our politics and threatens to divide our country make this a perfect time to re-examine Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar – a play that looks at what happens when political convictions create conflict and sometimes tragic upheaval.
We’re imagining a Julius Caesar that captures the energy and excitement of American politics of the last presidential and mid-term elections: the rallies, the protests, the political spectacles of conventions, bill signings and the congress, the high stakes speeches and debates, and of course the behind the scenes deal-making and strategizing.”
Julius Caesar will play NYC April 9-22, 2012 at Baruch Performing Arts Center. Check back for updates.
Educational
2011/12 Guide: Julius Caesar
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Ernest Bentley
Ernest is a recent graduate of the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater BFA Actor Training Program. His theater credits include The Burial at Thebes (Guthrie Theater), Troilus and Cressida and The Taming of the Shrew (Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival). Ernest is from Detroit,MI.
Kaliswa Brewster
The Acting Company: The Comedy of Errors (10-11), Romeo and Juliet (10-11). Credits: Daughter at Ensemble Studio Theatre, The Iliad and Comedy of Errors for Aquila Theatre Company's national tour, Under Milk Wood at Williamstown Theatre Festival, The Learned Ladies for SRT. A native of Seattle, WA. Training: American Conservatory Theater (MFA).
Caleb Carlson
Caleb has worked at the Minnesota Jewish Theatre, the Centennial Showboat, was featured on the HBO series Masterclass with Liv Ullmann and was recognized by the National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts as a youngARTS winner in theater. Training: University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater Actor Training Program (BFA). Caleb is from Hermantown, MN.
Ray Chapman
The Acting Company: The Comedy of Errors (10-11), Romeo and Juliet (09-10,10-11). Other credits include: The Goodman Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Denver Center Theatre Company, Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, and Utah Shakespeare Festival, among many others. Film/TV credits: A League of Their Own and Prison Break. Ray is a native of Butte Creek, MT.
Bjorn DuPaty
Bjorn has appeared in A Raisin in the Sun (Bobo), the World Premiere of A.R. Gurney's Office Hours and as a day player on All My Children. Training: Bradley University, Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts (MFA in Acting). Bjorn hails from the Southside of Chicago,IL.
Zachary Fine
Regional: Fulton and Clarence Brown Theaters, Colorado and Great River Shakespeare Festivals and more. Recent NYC run of his solo clown show Walled In at IRT theater. Training: University of Tennessee (MFA). Apprenticing in Clown and Commedia with Christopher Bayes, Head of Physical Acting, Yale School of Drama and Juilliard. From Chicago.
Whitney Hudson
The Acting Company: The Comedy of Errors (10-11) , Romeo and Juliet (10-11). Other credits include: A Christmas Carol, When I Was a Ghost (Guthrie Theater); Much Ado About Nothing, School for Wives (Shakespeare on the Cape); The Triumph of Love (Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater). Training: University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater Actor Training Program (BFA). From Atlantic Beach, FL.
Joseph Midyett
Off-Broadway: The American Premiere of Enjoy, (59E59 Theaters), National Playwrights Festival (Rattlestick Theater), Twelfth Night (The Pearl). Regional: The Actor's Theatre of Louisville, Syracuse Stage, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Delaware Theatre Co., Texas Shakespeare Co. Film: Penance for the Slain, Hope Cafe and Kick Ball. Training: University of Delaware (MFA). From Hayward, CA.
Noah Putterman
Regional Theater: A Christmas Carol (Guthrie Theater); Little Shop of Horrors, Chess, South Pacific (The North Carolina Theatre); Into The Woods, Children of Eden, Taking Steps and A Year With Frog and Toad (Hope Repertory Theatre). US Presidential Scholar in the Arts. Training: University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater Actor Training Program (BFA). From Raleigh, NC.
Sid Solomon
The Acting Company: The Comedy of Errors, Romeo and Juliet. Theater includes: David Lindsay-Abaire's Snow Angel (LCT Directors Lab), Ward 57 (Florida Stage), Hamlet (Georgia Shakespeare), Seussical (Minneapolis Children's Theatre). TV: Law & Order. Training: University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater Actor Training Program (BFA); High School of Performing Arts, New York. Sid is a native of Brooklyn, NY.
William Sturdivant
The Acting Company: Romeo and Juliet (09-10), The Spy and Henry V. Guthrie Credits include: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Merchant of Venice and Much Ado About Nothing. A Presidential Scholar in the Arts, Will is originally from North Carolina and currently resides in New York. Training: University of Minnesota/Guthrie Actor Training Program (BFA).
Kathleen Wise
Kathleen has appeared in The Diary of Anne Frank (Indiana Rep), Chain of Fools (Guthrie Theater), Murder on the Nile (Dorset Theatre Festival), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Theatricum Botanicum). NYU: Burn This, Strindberg/Strindberg, The Philanderer, Tongue of a Bird, Mud, River, Stone, Once in a Lifetime, Training: Sarah Lawrence College (BA), NYU Grad Acting (MFA). She is from Cincinnati, Ohio.