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Julius Caesar (2021)
Set in 1919 post-war Italy, this dynamic production focused on telling the timeless story of Julius Caesar in a layered, kinesthetic, and visually-interesting way. Women played several major roles, including Cassius and Antony, lending commentary on power within politics and human relationships.
I approached this project with dance lighting techniques in mind. To create layering onstage, I built booms on the sides of the playing space, which was slightly unconventional for our blackbox arena theater. I also created a convention using a white backlight, using it first for Caesar’s assassination. The light came back with Caesar’s ghost, and again when Cassius and Brutus commit suicide. This convention connected their deaths to Caesar’s ghost, lending emotional weight to those scenes.
Programmed on IonXe console.
Director: Linda Hartzell
Costume Design: Dennis Wright
Scenic Design: Michael Kraczek
Hair/Makeup Design: Marnee Porter
Sound Design: Gabriella Warnick
Photography: Beau Pearson
Celebration in the streets
Soothsayer warning Caesar
Casca and Cassius in the storm
Brutus with conspirators in his garden
Artemidorus reading her letter to Caesar
Senators closing in on Caesar at the Senate
Brutus stabbing Caesar
Senators celebrating Caesar's death
Cassius in front of Caesar's body
Antony reading Caesar's will
Caesar's ghost visiting Brutus
Cassius after her suicide
Soldiers fighting
Antony honoring Brutus
Soldiers honoring Brutus