William Shakespeare’s
Coriolanus
William
Shakespeare’s Coriolanus - Opens November 2nd at Black Box
Theatre!
War is hell, but politics may be worse. And when one becomes
the other, no one walks away unscathed.
In this season of political warfare and warring politics,
experience Trinity Street Players’ production of William Shakespeare’s
Coriolanus starting November 2nd at Blackbox Theatre at Ninth
and Trinity in downtown Austin.
Believed to be written by Shakespeare between 1605 and 1610,
the play’s themes of class privileges and general unhappiness with government
remains relevant today in our own sound-bite society as they were in the riotous
streets of the Roman Republic.
The play begins with Coriolanus, a respected and feared
general who is at odds with his City and his people. Pushed by his highly
determined and calculating mother to seek the prestigious position of Consul,
Coriolanus gives into his mother’s wishes but ultimately finds himself banished
and raging with vengeance.
Coriolanus is directed by Bridget Farias, an
award-winning actress and director, who is currently the full-time Artistic
Director at the EmilyAnn Theatre in Wimberley, Texas. Farias holds
Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in both Acting and Directing and has recently
played Catherine in Proof with Trinity Street Players and Lady
Macbeth in Macbeth at the EmilyAnn Theatre.
The brilliant cast features Kevin Gates as “Coriolanus.”
Gates is a Master of Fine Arts theatre student at Texas State University. He
recently played Giovanni in Tis Pity She's a Whore and is directing
Dr. Faustus for Last Act Theatre. Sam Mercer will play “Aufidius.”
Mercer was recently nominated for two B.Iden Payne Awards, having played in
Austin Shakespeare and Two Towers. Austin favorite Charles Stites
will play “Menenius.” Stites is a past B.Iden Payne Award Nominee and a
well-known and respected local actor and director.
A show with important societal themes, Coriolanus will
leave you asking, “Who is worthy to lead? What role do we all have in the
success or failure of our government? What is the price of power? And how far,
really, are we willing to go to get what we want?”
Opening night is Friday,
November 2nd at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are
free to the public, but reservations may be made at http://trinitystreetplayers.com/reservations
or by calling 512-402-3086. Donations are appreciated.
(Click to go to the AustinLiveTheatre front page)
No comments:
Post a Comment