by William Shakespeare
directed by Christopher Johnson
at The Viaduct
January 17 – February 22, 2003
“A mixed-up contemporary shebang, full of unruly life… Some of the violence is just plain fabulous.”
Chicago Tribune
War crimes. Hostages. Gang rape. Kidnapping. Racism. Terror–Shakespeare’s bloodiest play sounds like the scroll bar on CNN. When General Titus claims Tamora, Queen of the Goths, as a Roman prisoner, he initiates a cycle of revenge worthy of media frenzy. From severed heads to live burial, Titus Andronicus is Shakespearean to the hilt, and that hilt happens to be buried in the chest of human nature. Director Christopher Johnson returned to The Bard after successfully prying Hamlet and Macbeth from their safe historical context.
Cast
(in alphabetical order)
Praetorian … Christopher Ashmore
Chiron … Danny Belrose
Saturninus … Matthew Carter
Caius … Geoff Coates
Nurse … Heather Rene Corallo
Lucius … Mike Dailey
Aaron … Christian Felix
Quintus … Dan Forsythe
Bassianus … Brian Hamman
Alaribus, Goth … Andre Ing
Demetrius … Anish Jethmalani
Cameraman … Devin Kirk
Valentine … Brian Morgan
Tribune … Shana Orlowsky
Tamora … Tere Parkes
Mutius, Caddy, Goth, Swat Team … Bryan Patrick Pray
Reporter … Anna Quinlivan
Emilius … Joe Roche
Lavinia … Cherise Silvestri
Marcus Andronicus … Sean Sinitski
Praetorian … David Skvarla
Martius, Goth … Kevin Wade
Titus Andronicus … Larry Yando
Production Staff
Director … Christopher Johnson
Stage Managers … Fraser Coffeen
… Joy Ronstadt
Scene Designer … Martin McClendon
Light Designer … Richard Norwood
Costume Designer … Michelle Lynette Bush
Sound Designers/Original Music … Noah Simon
… Sean Sinitski
Addition Music … Andre Pluess
Prop Designers … Shana Orlowsky
… Joy Ronstadt
… David Skvarla
Projection Designers … Arlo Bryan Guthrie
… Martin McClendon
… Susan Muirhead
Fight Choreographer … Geoff Coates
Fight Captain … David Skvarla
Dance Choreographer … Cherise Silvestri
Special FX … Alyson Harlan
Graphic Designer … Arlo Bryan Guthrie
Gourmet Chef … Joe Foust
Technical Director … Bryan Patrick Pray
Construction Crew … Mary Campbell
… Tim Hull
… Steven Leve
… Timothy Simons
Master Electrician … Lesley Boeckman
Electricians … Angelique Grandone
… Colette McHugh
… Adam – Friend of Lesley
Assistant Stage Manager … Mary Campbell
Sound Board Operator … Trey Riddle
Photographer … Krissy Shields
Program Designer … Justin Fletcher