| Dateline:
Rome
city
at the center of the world
It
is the aftermath of a great civil war that had threatened
to tear the Empire apart and Julius Caesar, with the self-imposed
title of Dictator, has returned to Rome prepared to accept
the mantle of King from a willing senate. Among Caesar's
highest ranking men are Cassius and Brutus, long-time friends
whose own ideals and ambitions drive them to a conspiracy
to make Rome a Republic at the cost of Caesar's life.
Strawdog co-artistic director Mike Dailey and emeritus member
Nic Dimond (director of The
Green Bird, Return
to the Howard Bowl and Measure
for Measure) have taken a hatchet and a scalpel to Shakespeare's
story of friendship and political violence and they've carved
it up as a dish fit for the Dogs.
Their
cut of Measure of
Measure was described as
"the
very model of a modern Shakespeare production" (Chicago
Sun-Times)
and
"a crisp and fluid show that teaches you something new about
a wonderful play while adding just the right measure of
that hip Strawdog sensibility." (Chicago
Tribune)
We can't think
of a better way to begin our 15th season than by putting
our paw-marks all over this classic tragedy. |
