Article: A scorching take on `Julius Caesar'

JULIUS CAESAR

Condensed version of Shakespeare's play.

Directed by Tina Packer. Design by Steve Ball. Costumes,

John Pennoyer. Movement, Susan Dibble. Fight

choreographer, Kevin Coleman. Composer/Percussionist,

Maria Tecce. Produced by Shakespeare & Company. At the Stables Theater, Lenox, selected performances through Aug.

29.

LENOX -- "Julius Caesar" requires a cast of 35, not to mention intended crowds of "senators, citizens, guards, attendants" roaming through Rome, Sardis and Philippi. At Shakespeare & Company Tina Packer forgoes the hordes and employs a cast of seven. Two actors play only one character each. The other five loop through all the major roles with the ...

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