| Show Shakespearean Festival in Cedar City Politically Charged Julius Caesar Opens the Utah tah Shakespearean Festivals Festival's Fall Season in Cedar City With political fascinations running high here in the US U.S. and abroad there could scarcely be a better time timeto to present Shakespeare's politically charged tragedy Julius Caesar The Utah Shakespearean Festivals Festival's fall season opens with a modernized production of Julius Caesar just in time for the November elections In the time of a national political election in our country this play is most appropriate R. R Scott Phillips the Festivals Festival's exec This play clearly demonstrates what can happen if a leader any leader is allowed to govern without checks and balances When someone misuses or supersedes a nations nation's power the consequences can be catastrophic Julius Caesar demands that we look at those issues I think the play has profound relevance for America in willbe will willbe willbe be the Festivals Festival's fifth staging Julius of Caesar over the past 47 seasons but this will be an experience unlike any other for those who venture into the Randall L. L Jones Theatre this fall The play is set in 2008 in front of a stunning background of Roman pillars and stone All the men in the play wear Armani Annani suits while in inthe inthe inthe the city and contemporary battle fatigues while on the war front The production includes bloody riots murder and battles fought by soldiers toting machine guns Updating this play to to to- current day provides an opportunity for audiences to explore such issues as jower power idealism and through a dateless lens Director Kate Buckley said she hopes her production will be timely as well as timeless Every play one does oes should relate to the times we live in on some level Buckley said Working to modernize the production hasn't happened without challenges however issues like the possession of power and what it does to man unfortunately haven't changed over the centuries Previously at the Festival Buckley directed Much Ado About Nothing in 2003 Romeo and Juliet in 2005 and The Merry Wives of Windsor in 2006 Many Festival favorites return to star in Julius Caesar this fall including continuing summer acting company member Brian Vaughn Also returning is is Elijah Alexander who plays y Mark Antony and Elisabeth Adwin who plays Calpurnia Both Adwin and Alexander were members of the acting company in fall of 2007 Tickets for Julius Caesar are on sale now at 1 and org Also presented this fallis fall fallis fallis is the classic mystery thriller Gaslight and Moonlight and Magnolias a hilarious new farce about the making of the film Gone with the Wind |
