The soothsayer (actor, Jodi Dominick*) gives dire warnings as Julius Caesar (actor, Carole Healey*) returns to Rome amidst cheers from its citizens (actors from l to r, M.A. Taylor*, Jessie Cope Miller*, Alex Syiek*, David Anthony Smith*) receive her in the Great Lakes Theater production of JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Caesar (actor, Carole Healey*) and Mark Antony (actor, Nick Steen*) converse in the Great Lakes Theater production of JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Cassius (actor, Laura Welsh Berg*) tries to convince Casca (actor, Alex Syiek*) to join her charge against Caesar in the Great Lakes Theater production of JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
The conspirators (actors from l to r, Alex Syiek*, Laura Welsh Berg*, Marcus Martin*, Jessie Cope Miller*, David Anthony Smith* and Mack Sharilla*) arrive at house of Brutus in the Great Lakes Theater production of JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Portia (actor, Jillian Kates*) pleads with her husband, Brutus (actor, Lynn Robert Berg*) in the Great Lakes Theater production of JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
A storm brings unrest to Rome in the Great Lakes Theater production JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. Actors featured from l to r: Jessie Cope Miller*, M.A. Taylor*, Laura Welsh Berg*, Marcus Martin*, Carole Healey* and Alex Syiek*.(Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Caesar (actor, Carole Healey*) comforts her husband, Calphurnius (actor, M.A. Taylor*) in River City in the Great Lakes Theater production JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. Other actors featured from l to r: Elijah Dawson, Boe Wank* and Shelby Taylor*. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Decius Brutus (actor, David Anthony Smith*) works to convince Caesar (actor, Carole Healey*) to visit the Senate as Calphurnius (actor, M.A. Taylor*) looks on in the Great Lakes Theater production JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. Other actors featured: Elijah Dawson and Boe Wank* (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Caesar (actor, Carole Healey*) holds audience (actors from l to r, Jessie Cope Miller*, Mack Sharilla*, Nick Steen*, Marcus Martin*, David Anthony Smith*, Lynn Robert Berg* and Alex Syiek*) at the senate in the Great Lakes Theater production of JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
The soothsayer (actor, Jodi Dominick*) prepares her final warning for Caesar as Portia (actor, Jillian Kates*) looks on in the Great Lakes Theater production of JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
The soothsayer (actor, Jodi Dominick*) presents her prediction to Caesar (actor, Carole Healey*) as the senators (actors from l to r, David Anthony Smith*, Alex Syiek*, Nick Steen*, Jessie Cope Miller*, Lynn Robert Berg* and Laura Welsh Berg*) look on in the Great Lakes Theater production of JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Caesar (actor, Carole Healey*) is attacked by the conspirators (actors from l to r, Jessie Cope Miller*, David Anthony Smith*, Alex Syiek*, Mack Sharilla*, Laura Welsh Berg* and Marcus Martin*) in the Great Lakes Theater production JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
“Et tu, Brute” (actors, Lynn Robert Berg* and Carole Healey*) in the Great Lakes Theater production JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
The death of Caesar (actor, Carole Healey*) in the Great Lakes Theater production of JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3 (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
The conspirators (actors from l to r, Alex Syiek*, Mack Sharilla*, David Anthony Smith*, Laura Welsh Berg* and Lynn Robert Berg*) rejoice as Caesar (actor, Carole Healey) lies in death in the Great Lakes Theater production JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Mark Antony (actor, Nick Steen*) confronts the conspirators (actors from l to r, Mack Sharilla*, Alex Syiek*, Lynn Robert Berg* and David Anthony Smith*) in the Great Lakes Theater production JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Chaos ensues after the death of Caesar in the Great Lakes Theater production of JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. Actors featured from l to r: Laura Welsh Berg*, Shelby Griswold*, Boe Wank*, Nick Steen*, Jodi Dominick* and Lynn Robert Berg* (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Mark Antony (actor, Nick Steen*) watches the riots in the Great Lakes Theater production JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. Other actors featured: Alex Syiek* and Aled Davies* (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Mark Antony (actor, Nick Steen*) prepares with Octavius Caesar (actor, Julian Remulla*) in the Great Lakes Theater production JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. Other actors featured: Alex Syiek* and Aled Davies* (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
The conspirators (actors from l to r, Laura Welsh Berg*, Lynn Robert Berg*, Marcus Martin* and Alex Syiek*) prepare for war in the Great Lakes Theater production JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Brutus (actor, Lynn Robert Berg*) is consumed as Lucius (actor, Jahir Hipps) tries for solace in the Great Lakes Theater production of JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Conflict begins in the Great Lakes Theater production JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. Actors feature from l to r: Jessie Cope Miller*, Julian Remulla*, Aled Davies*, Nick Steen*, Mack Sharilla*, Lynn Robert Berg*, Alex Syiek*, Jahir Hipps, Laura Welsh Berg* and Marcus Martin*. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Cassius (actor, Laura Welsh Berg*) and Brutus (actor, Lynn Robert Berg*) share a moment amidst the chaos in the Great Lakes Theater production JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Cinna (actor, Marcus Martin*) and Cassius (actor, Laura Welsh Berg*) are found by Brutus (actor, Lynn Robert Berg*) in the Great Lakes Theater production JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Synopsis
Julius Caesar enters Rome on the Feast of Lupercal as a hero beloved by the populace having triumphed first over the Gauls, then over the army of Pompey. When the senators see Mark Antony attempting three times to crown Caesar—some take this as a threat to Rome. Cassius in particular has serious misgivings about Caesar’s ambition. To offset Caesar’s support base, Cassius makes overtures to Brutus, a nobleman known for his integrity and idealism; if Brutus were to support it, a conspiracy would seem more palatable to the citizens of Rome. Brutus is also a close friend of Caesar, which adds to the moral dilemma presented in the play.
As a metaphor for the coming action, a great storm besets Rome. Brutus ponders his course of action, realizing that the conspiracy may well have to contemplate assassination. Eventually, with the prodding of Cassius and others, Brutus comes to rationalize such an act as necessary for a greater good. Brutus dissuades the conspirators from slaying Antony as well. Caesar, warned by a soothsayer, ignores advice to the contrary and pays a visit to the Senate and is stabbed to death by Brutus, Cassius, and the rest of the conspirators.
Mark Antony strikes a truce with the conspirators, asking to accompany Caesar’s body and speak the funeral. Brutus agrees, and at the funeral delivers an oratory that explains the reasoning for the assassination. Antony follows with the well-known “Friends, Romans, countrymen” speech, commonly a soliloquy, and through his masterful use of irony stirs the crowd—which to this point had been solidly behind the conspirators—to call for the blood of Cassius, Brutus, and anyone else associated with Caesar’s death.
Antony then plots with Octavius (nephew to Julius Caesar) and Lepidus to wrest control of Rome by force. Their ruthlessness exterminates many of the original conspirators, as well as other perceived enemies. Brutus and Cassius meanwhile raise armies against them. In a final battle, Brutus initially has success against the forces of Octavius; Cassius however, chooses to end her life when bested by Antony’s army. Faced with both Antony and Octavius, Brutus’ army is defeated, and Brutus takes his own life rather than be taken captive. Upon discovering the body, Antony laments the tragic fall of Brutus, calling him the noblest of them all.
- Shakespeare Resource Center
Carole Healey*
Julius Caesar
Three seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Ms. Healey has acted and directed at most of the major regional theatres in the country including The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Utah Shakespeare Festival (company member for 14 seasons), The Alabama Shakespeare Festival (company member for 3 years), Southwest Shakespeare, Great Lakes Theater, Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, Denver Theatre Center, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Theatreworks in CA, Portland Stage, Riverside Theatre, Kingshead Theatre in London, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, The Olney, The Cape Playhouse, Pittsburgh Public and many others. Television and Film: Law and Order, The Guiding Light, The Understudy. MFA – The Professional Theatre Training Program University of Delaware. Three seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Ms. Healey has acted and directed at most of the major regional theatres in the country including The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Utah Shakespeare Festival (company member for 14 seasons), The Alabama Shakespeare Festival (company member for 3 years), Southwest Shakespeare, Great Lakes Theater,...
Laura Welsh Berg*
Cassius
Fourteen seasons at Great Lakes Theater | Shows with GLT: Shows with GLT include Julius Caesar (Cassius), Pride and Prejudice (Elizabeth Bennet), Mamma Mia! (Rosie), Hamlet (Hamlet), Macbeth, And Then There Were None, Love’s Labour’s Lost, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Richard III, Sweeney Todd, The Tempest, Hay Fever, My Fair Lady, All’s Well That Ends Well, Major Barbara, Macbeth, Measure for Measure and She Stoops to Conquer. At Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival: Viola in Twelfth Night and Speed in Two Gentlemen of Verona. Chicago credits include The Farnsworth Invention at Timeline Theater, Arms and the Man at Centerstage and Mill Fire at SheilPark. She has a BA in theater from Baldwin Wallace University and an MFA in acting from DePaul University. L’MLS Fourteen seasons at Great Lakes Theater | Shows with GLT: Shows with GLT include Julius Caesar (Cassius), Pride and Prejudice (Elizabeth Bennet), Mamma Mia! (Rosie), Hamlet (Hamlet), Macbeth, And Then There Were None, Love’s Labour’s Lost, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Richard III, Sweeney Todd, The Tempest, Hay Fever, My Fair Lady, All’s Well That Ends Well, Major...
Lynn Robert Berg*
Brutus
Eighteen seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Great Lakes Theater: Brutus (Julius Caesar), Macbeth (Macbeth), The Ghost and Player King (Hamlet), Malvolio (Twelfth Night), Richard III (Richard III), Frank Ford (The Merry Wives of Windsor), Polixenes (The Winter’s Tale), Doctor Parker (Bat Boy: The Musical), Caliban (The Tempest), Demetrius (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged). Other credits: Don Armado (Love’s Labour’s Lost), Dr. Watson (The Hound of the Baskervilles) with Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, Hucklebee (The Fantasticks), Bill Walker (Major Barbara), Edmund (King Lear), Hastings (She Stoops to Conquer) with Idaho Shakespeare Festival. M.F.A. from the University of Delaware Professional Theater Training Program. For Doug. SLL’M | Character Sponsor - Karen Nemec Eighteen seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Great Lakes Theater: Brutus (Julius Caesar), Macbeth (Macbeth), The Ghost and Player King (Hamlet), Malvolio (Twelfth Night), Richard III (Richard III), Frank Ford (The Merry Wives of Windsor), Polixenes (The Winter’s Tale), Doctor Parker (Bat Boy: The Musical), Caliban (The Tempest), Demetrius (A Midsummer...
Aled Davies*
Cicero / Lepidus
Nineteen seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Previously with GLT: Cicero/Lepidus in Julius Caesar, Conductor/Constable in The Music Man, Sir Wilfrid Robarts QC in Witness for the Prosecution, Sir William Lucas/Mr. Gardiner in Pride and Prejeudice, Seyton the Porter in Macbeth, Marcellus/The Gravedigger in Hamlet, Colonel Pickering in My Fair Lady, The Old Actor in The Fantasticks, Scrooge/Samuels in A Christmas Carol, King Lear in King Lear, John Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Oberon/Theseus in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Your Chairman in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Dorn in The Seagull, Deputy Governor Danforth in The Crucible, Prospero in The Tempest, Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest. A proud and appreciative member of Actors’ Equity since 1984. Nineteen seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Previously with GLT: Cicero/Lepidus in Julius Caesar, Conductor/Constable in The Music Man, Sir Wilfrid Robarts QC in Witness for the Prosecution, Sir William Lucas/Mr. Gardiner in Pride and Prejeudice, Seyton the Porter in Macbeth, Marcellus/The Gravedigger in Hamlet, Colonel Pickering in My Fair Lady, The...
Elijah Dawson
Cinna the Poet / Cato
Great Lakes Theater debut season | Elijah is thrilled to be making his Great Lake Theatre debut this season. Previous credits include Bobby in Memphis (Cain Park), Elisha Whitney in Anything Goes (Baldwin Wallace University), John the Baptist/Judas in Godspell (New London Barn Playhouse), Fred in Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Roper Theatre). Elijah is a senior at Baldwin Wallace University and will be receiving a BM in Music Theatre in May 2020. Without the love and support of his brother, his parents and God, he wouldn’t be where he is today. Also, love you BWMT20! Great Lakes Theater debut season | Elijah is thrilled to be making his Great Lake Theatre debut this season. Previous credits include Bobby in Memphis (Cain Park), Elisha Whitney in Anything Goes (Baldwin Wallace University), John the Baptist/Judas in Godspell (New London Barn Playhouse), Fred in Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Roper Theatre). Elijah is a senior at Baldwin Wallace University and...
Jodi Dominick*
Soothsayer
Eleven seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Previous shows include: The Music Man, Julius Caesar, Witness for the Prosecution, Wait Until Dark, Mamma Mia!, Pride and Prejudice, Les Misérables, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Sweeney Todd, The Mousetrap, Cabaret, Into the Woods, Twelfth Night, An Ideal Husband, The Imaginary Invalid, My Fair Lady, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Richard III. Ten seasons at The Idaho Shakespeare Festival, GLT’s sister company. Other theaters: New World Stages, Hudson Backstage Theater, The Beck Center, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, The Hayworth Theatre, Dobama Theatre and Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. Jodi is a graduate of Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music. Eleven seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Previous shows include: The Music Man, Julius Caesar, Witness for the Prosecution, Wait Until Dark, Mamma Mia!, Pride and Prejudice, Les Misérables, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Sweeney Todd, The Mousetrap, Cabaret, Into the Woods, Twelfth Night, An Ideal Husband, The Imaginary Invalid, My Fair Lady, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Richard III. Ten seasons...
Shelby Griswold*
Citizen 2
Second season with Great Lakes Theater | Shelby is thrilled to be returning to Great Lakes Theatre for a second season. She was lucky enough to make her debut last season in Beehive: The 60's Musical (Laura/Janis Joplin). Previous credits include: Cabaret (Sally Bowles) at Baldwin Wallace University, Bring it On (Bridget), Once (Baruska) at Beck Center for the Arts, and Newsies (Hannah), Little Mermaid (Ensemble/Ursula u/s) at Forestburgh Playhouse. She is a current senior at Baldwin Wallace University and set to graduate with a Music Theatre degree in the spring. Much gratitude to her teachers for the opportunities and support. Thank you to her parents for their endless love and encouragement. @shelby__taylor Second season with Great Lakes Theater | Shelby is thrilled to be returning to Great Lakes Theatre for a second season. She was lucky enough to make her debut last season in Beehive: The 60's Musical (Laura/Janis Joplin). Previous credits include: Cabaret (Sally Bowles) at Baldwin Wallace University, Bring it On (Bridget), Once (Baruska) at...
Jahir Hipps
Lucius
Great Lakes Theatre debut season | This is Jahir’s first season with GLT and is so blessed to be on board. He has performed many roles for which he’s proud, but most recently he was a Kit Kat Boy in Cabaret at Baldwin Wallace and Jeremy Heere in Playhouse Square’s production of Be More Chill. Jahir is a Junior at Baldwin Wallace University and would like to thank his mother, grandmother and Randy for their constant support and all of the BW Faculty that helped make this opportunity possible. Enjoy the show! Great Lakes Theatre debut season | This is Jahir’s first season with GLT and is so blessed to be on board. He has performed many roles for which he’s proud, but most recently he was a Kit Kat Boy in Cabaret at Baldwin Wallace and Jeremy Heere in Playhouse Square’s production...
Jillian Kates*
Portia
Six season with Great Lakes Theater | Select previous roles include: Donna in Mamma Mia!, Jane in Pride and Prejudice, Eliza in My Fair Lady, Lily in The Secret Garden, Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Texas/Sally u/s in Cabaret. Jillian also appeared on the road with the Broadway National Tour of Wicked as the Glinda and Nessarose u/s. She is a very proud graduate of Baldwin Wallace University’s Music Theatre Program. So many thanks and to Vicky, Charlie, Sara, Matt, Jackie, the entire cast, crew and company that make up this magic filled festival that has become my artistic home. All my love to my parents, sibs, squeebs and Mack! @smallfirevintage Six season with Great Lakes Theater | Select previous roles include: Donna in Mamma Mia!, Jane in Pride and Prejudice, Eliza in My Fair Lady, Lily in The Secret Garden, Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Texas/Sally u/s in Cabaret. Jillian also appeared on the road with the Broadway National Tour of Wicked as the Glinda and Nessarose u/s. She is a very proud graduate of...
Marcus Martin*
Cinna the Conspirator / Titinius
Great Lakes Theatre debut season | As a Northeast Ohio native, Marcus is thrilled to be spending his first fall at the Hanna Theatre with you all! Favorite credits include: The Wiz (The Lion), Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey II), Carousel (Enoch Snow), and Anything Goes (Moonface Martin). Marcus is a proud rising senior in the Music Theatre Program at Baldwin Wallace University. Much love to this cast, crew, God and of course Mama. Please continue to support the arts! @marcusm_330 Great Lakes Theatre debut season | As a Northeast Ohio native, Marcus is thrilled to be spending his first fall at the Hanna Theatre with you all! Favorite credits include: The Wiz (The Lion), Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey II), Carousel (Enoch Snow), and Anything Goes (Moonface Martin). Marcus is a...
Jessie Cope Miller*
Trebonius
Eight seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Jessie is so thankful to return to A Christmas Carol! She most recently played Mrs. Squires in The Music Man and Trebonius in Julius Caesar this past fall with GLT. Just over 10 years ago she played the Witch in Into the Woods during GLT’s inaugural season at the Hanna Theatre. Other credits include: A Christmas Carol, Abuela Claudia (In The Heights), Lady of the Lake (Monty Python’s Spamalot), Irene Molloy (Hello Dolly!), and the Leading Player (Pippin). A graduate of the Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music and a proud Actors’ Equity member since 2005. Many thanks to the entire company. Much love to Marlowe, family and friends. For Dougfred, Always. Eight seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Jessie is so thankful to return to A Christmas Carol! She most recently played Mrs. Squires in The Music Man and Trebonius in Julius Caesar this past fall with GLT. Just over 10 years ago she played the Witch in Into the Woods during GLT’s inaugural...
Julian Remulla*
Octavius Caesar/Ensemble
Great Lakes Theater debut season | Previous shows include: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Theatre for a New Audience; Romeo and Juliet, The Way the Mountain Moved, Julius Caesar, Beauty and the Beast, Shakespeare in Love, Hamlet, The Winter's Tale, Timon of Athens, Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Appoggiatura, Denver Center Theatre Company.
Mack Shirilla*
Metellus Cimber / Lucilius
Four seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Mack is happy to come back home for his fourth season with Great Lakes Theater! Previous credits include Eddie (Mamma Mia!) Francis (Forever Plaid), Huck Finn (Big River), Mike (Theory of Relativity), Cain/Japeth (Children of Eden), Chad (All Shook Up), Bobby C (Saturday Night Fever) and George (Spring Awakening). While offstage, he puts his eye for design to work building web sites and editing video for local businesses through his creative studio, Big Stache Design (www.bigstachedesign.com). He sends his love to Mom, Dad, Kristin, Jillian, his friends and everyone at Abrams Artists Agency for their never-ending love and support. @mackshirillla Four seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Mack is happy to come back home for his fourth season with Great Lakes Theater! Previous credits include Eddie (Mamma Mia!) Francis (Forever Plaid), Huck Finn (Big River), Mike (Theory of Relativity), Cain/Japeth (Children of Eden), Chad (All Shook Up), Bobby C (Saturday Night Fever)...
David Anthony Smith*
Decius Brutus / Pindarus
Seventeen seasons with Great Lakes Theater | GLT: Mayor Shinn (The Music Man), Prospero (The Tempest), Iago (Othello), Jaques (As You Like It), Duke of Buckingham (Richard III), Viscount Goring (An Ideal Husband), Bottom (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Malvolio (Twelfth Night), Macduff (Macbeth), Benedick (Much Ado About Nothing), Sergius (Arms and the Man) and Algernon (The Importance of Being Earnest). David recently completed his nineteenth consecutive season with The Idaho Shakespeare festival. He has performed at the Tony Award-winning Old Globe Theater in San Diego, South Coast Repertory, Laguna Playhouse, Sierra Rep, Madison Rep and Shakespeare festivals of Utah, Idaho, Colorado, Garden Grove, Rhode Island, Nevada and Lake Tahoe. Forever and a day — Natalia. | Character Sponsor - Kris Tesar Seventeen seasons with Great Lakes Theater | GLT: Mayor Shinn (The Music Man), Prospero (The Tempest), Iago (Othello), Jaques (As You Like It), Duke of Buckingham (Richard III), Viscount Goring (An Ideal Husband), Bottom (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Malvolio (Twelfth Night), Macduff (Macbeth), Benedick (Much Ado About Nothing), Sergius (Arms and...
Nick Steen*
Mark Antony
Seven seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Nick is thrilled to be returning to the Mimi Ohio Theatre for this amazing holiday tradition. Previous roles include: Mark Antony in Julius Caesar, Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice, Sam in Mamma Mia!, MacDuff in Macbeth, Theseus and Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Laertes in Hamlet, Mike Talman in Wait Until Dark, Phillip Lombard in And Then There Were None, Clifford in Deathtrap. Nick holds an MFA from the American Conservatory Theater. Nick hosts a web series about cars, Gearhead Garage that he and his wife Nicki created. Nick has endless gratitude for his family and his wife. www.NickSteen.com Seven seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Nick is thrilled to be returning to the Mimi Ohio Theatre for this amazing holiday tradition. Previous roles include: Mark Antony in Julius Caesar, Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice, Sam in Mamma Mia!, MacDuff in Macbeth, Theseus and Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s...
Alex Syiek*
Casca / Messala
Five seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Previous GLT credits: Bill in Mamma Mia!, Fitzwilliam in Pride and Prejudice, Clopin in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Snout/Cobweb in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Pistol in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Factory Foreman/Claquesous/Grantaire in Les Misérables, Richmond in Richard III. Other favorite credits: Andrew Jackson in Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Color and Light Theatre Ensemble), Bob White in White Christmas (Northern Stage), Mr. Franklin in Passing Strange (14th Street Theatre). BM in Music Theatre performance from Baldwin Wallace University and an MFA in Musical Theatre Writing from NYU. Proud member of Actor’s Equity. He would love to thank his mother, father and sister for their support.www.alexsyiek.com Five seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Previous GLT credits: Bill in Mamma Mia!, Fitzwilliam in Pride and Prejudice, Clopin in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Snout/Cobweb in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Pistol in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Factory Foreman/Claquesous/Grantaire in Les Misérables, Richmond in Richard III. Other favorite credits: Andrew Jackson in Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Color and Light Theatre Ensemble), Bob...
M.A. Taylor*
Calphurnius / Strato
Seventeen seasons with Great Lakes | M.A. also makes GLT’s annual production of A Christmas Carol his Holiday Tradition. Previous credits: Calphurnius, Julius Caesar; Tailor, Taming of the Shrew; Carter/Dr. Wyatt, Witness for the Prosecution; Murderer, Macbeth; Puck, A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Reynaldo, Hamlet; Feste, Twelfth Night; Doolittle, My Fair Lady. Also at PTTP/Rep, Boise Contemporary Theater, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. He holds an MFA from the University of Delaware’s Professional Theatre Training Program (PTTP). Many thanks to his families (genetic and professional). May your Holidays be Delightfully Joyous. Seventeen seasons with Great Lakes | M.A. also makes GLT’s annual production of A Christmas Carol his Holiday Tradition. Previous credits: Calphurnius, Julius Caesar; Tailor, Taming of the Shrew; Carter/Dr. Wyatt, Witness for the Prosecution; Murderer, Macbeth; Puck, A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Reynaldo, Hamlet; Feste, Twelfth Night; Doolittle, My Fair Lady....
Boe Wank*
Citizen 1
Great Lakes Theatre debut season | Previous credits include: the national tour of Kathleen Marshall’s Tony Award-winning revival of Anything Goes!, Disney’s Beauty and The Beast (LeFou), A Chorus Line (Mike), Little Women (Laurie) and All Shook Up (Dean Hyde). Other favorites: Singin’ in the Rain, Grease, Legally Blonde, Jesus Christ Superstar, Oklahoma!, Hello Dolly! and 42nd Street. Living in NYC by way of Ohio, Boe is a graduate of Baldwin Wallace’s Musical Theatre Program and a proud member of Actor’s Equity. All love and thanks to Vicky, the cast, crew and company of GLT, and— as always— my beautiful family. Great Lakes Theatre debut season | Previous credits include: the national tour of Kathleen Marshall’s Tony Award-winning revival of Anything Goes!, Disney’s Beauty and The Beast (LeFou), A Chorus Line (Mike), Little Women (Laurie) and All Shook Up (Dean Hyde). Other favorites: Singin’ in the Rain, Grease, Legally Blonde, Jesus Christ Superstar, Oklahoma!, Hello Dolly! and 42nd Street. Living in NYC by way of...
* Members of the Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
Sara Bruner
Director
Fourteen seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Directing: Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Daedalus Project Variety Show 2015, The Children’s Monologues (U.S. Premiere), Cabaret (staged reading). Great Lakes Theater: The Taming of the Shrew, A Christmas Carol (4 seasons). Idaho Shakespeare Fesitval: directed/adapted educational tours of Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Much Ado About Nothing, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Julius Caesar, Twelfth Night, The Taming of the Shrew. Other Theaters: A Ghost Sonata (Drop Dance Collective), Eurydice (Baldwin Wallace University). Acting: Arena Stage; Berkeley Rep: Norma McCorvey in ROE (World Premiere); Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, Viola and Sebastian in Twelfth Night, Sue Trinder in Fingersmith (World Premiere), LeFou in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Charles Wallace in A Wrinkle in Time (World Premiere); Great Lakes Theater/Idaho Shakespeare (10 and 19 seasons respectively): Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd, Queen Elizabeth in Richard III, Fr. Kost in Cabaret, Kate in The Taming of the Shrew, Toinette in The Imaginary Invalid, Ariel in The Tempest, Drood in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Viola in Twelfth Night, Miss Casewell in The Mousetrap, Abigail in The Crucible. Awards: 2018 Princess Grace Award, Directing. . Fourteen seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Directing: Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Daedalus Project Variety Show 2015, The Children’s Monologues (U.S. Premiere), Cabaret (staged reading). Great Lakes Theater: The Taming of the Shrew, A Christmas Carol (4 seasons). Idaho Shakespeare Fesitval: directed/adapted educational tours of Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Much Ado About Nothing, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Julius Caesar, Twelfth Night, The Taming of the Shrew. Other Theaters: A Ghost Sonata (Drop Dance Collective), Eurydice (Baldwin Wallace University). Acting: Arena Stage; Berkeley Rep: Norma McCorvey in ROE (World Premiere); Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet,...
Charles Fee
Producing Artistic Director
Eighteen seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Directing credits at GLT: Witness for the Prosecution, Misery, Macbeth, Hamlet, And Then There Were None, Dial “M” for Murder, Deathtrap, Blithe Spirit, Romeo and Juliet, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Twelfth Night, The Comedy of Errors, Macbeth, All’s Well That Ends Well, Hay Fever, The Importance of Being Earnest, Arms and the Man and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged). Charles holds a unique position in the American theater as producing artistic director of three independently operated, professional theater companies: Great Lakes Theater in Cleveland, Ohio (since 2002); Idaho Shakespeare Festival in Boise, Idaho (since 1991) and Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival in Incline Village, Nevada (since 2010). His appointments have resulted in a dynamic and groundbreaking producing model for the companies, in which more than 60 plays have been shared since 2002. In 2009, Charles was honored to receive recognition for his leadership by the Cleveland Arts Prize as a recipient of the Martha Joseph Award. Other awards include The Mayor’s and Governor’s awards for Excellence in the Arts, Idaho. From 1988 to 1992, he held the position of artistic director at the Sierra Repertory Theatre in California. He has also worked with The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, the Milwaukee and Missouri repertory theaters, Actor’s Theatre of Phoenix and the Los Angeles Shakespeare Festival. In addition to his work with the companies in Ohio, Idaho and Nevada, Charles is active within the community. He has served as a member of the strategic planning committee for the Morrison Center, as producer of the FUNDSY Award Gala (’96, ’98 and 2000), and as producer of the 1996 Idaho Governor’s Awards in the Arts. Charles has served on the board of the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce and as a member of the Downtown Rotary Club. He received his BA from the University of the Pacific and Master of Fine Arts from the University of California, San Diego. Along with his wife, Lidia and daughter, Alexa, Charles resides in Boise, Cleveland and Lake Tahoe — a feat that is only possible because of the incredible love and support of his family, and the generous communities he serves! Eighteen seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Directing credits at GLT: Witness for the Prosecution, Misery, Macbeth, Hamlet, And Then There Were None, Dial “M” for Murder, Deathtrap, Blithe Spirit, Romeo and Juliet, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Twelfth Night, The Comedy of Errors, Macbeth, All’s Well That Ends Well, Hay Fever, The Importance of Being Earnest, Arms and the Man and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged). Charles holds a...
Nicki Cathro
Production Stage Manager
Four Season with Great Lakes Theater | Nicki is thrilled to be returning for her fourth season with Great Lakes Theater. Previously, she’s worked as stage manager for Julius Caesar and assistant stage manager for The Music Man, Witness for the Prosecution, Misery, Macbeth and Pride and Prejudice; and as production assistant for A Christmas Carol, Hamlet, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Great Lakes Theater and ISF. Nicki earned her BFA in radio, television and film from the University of North Texas. She also works in film production and photography, and is incredibly lucky to work with her husband Nick <4. For more information on her media company, visit www.cavernmedia.com. Four Season with Great Lakes Theater | Nicki is thrilled to be returning for her fourth season with Great Lakes Theater. Previously, she’s worked as stage manager for Julius Caesar and assistant stage manager for The Music Man, Witness for the Prosecution, Misery, Macbeth and Pride and Prejudice; and as production assistant for A Christmas Carol, Hamlet, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Great Lakes Theater and ISF. Nicki earned her...
Kelsey James
Assistant Stage Manager
Great Lakes Theater debut season | Other recent credits: The Music Man (Assistant Stage Manager: Idaho Shakespeare Festival), My Fair Lady, West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, Julius Caesar, The Winter’s Tale (Production Stage Manager: Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre); La Cage aux Folles, In the Heights (Assistant Stage Manager: Pioneer Theatre Company); Swing! The Musical, The Marvelous Wonderettes (Stage Manager: Little Theatre of the Rockies). Kelsey received her BA from Idaho State University and is a graduate of the University of Iowa Stage Management MFA program. Proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. Love and thanks to Kai and family for your constant support! Great Lakes Theater debut season | Other recent credits: The Music Man (Assistant Stage Manager: Idaho Shakespeare Festival), My Fair Lady, West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, Julius Caesar, The Winter’s Tale (Production Stage Manager: Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre); La Cage aux Folles, In the Heights (Assistant Stage Manager: Pioneer Theatre Company); Swing! The Musical, The Marvelous Wonderettes (Stage Manager: Little Theatre of the Rockies). Kelsey received her BA from Idaho State University and is a graduate of the University of Iowa Stage Management MFA program....
Rick Martin
Lighting Designer
Eighteen seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Many productions with GLT including The Tempest, Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet. Opera: Mitridate, Re di Ponto (La Monnaie, Brussels – scenery and lighting), Le Diable dans le beffroi, La Chute de la Maison Usher (Opéra national de Paris – scenery and lighting), BUTTERFLY - d'après Madama Butterfly de Puccini (Opera de Limoges and Opera de Rouen, France - lighting) and Dialogues des Carmèlites (Opéra de Toulon). Concerts: Harawi (Opèra Comique, Paris – scenery and lighting), Le martyre de Saint Sèbastien (Citè de la Musique, Paris). Coming up: scenery for the Da Ponte Trilogy: Le nozze de Figaro, Don Giovanni, Così fan tutte at La Monnaie in Brussels and Teatro Massimo in Palermo. Member: United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, IATSE. Eighteen seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Many productions with GLT including The Tempest, Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet. Opera: Mitridate, Re di Ponto (La Monnaie, Brussels – scenery and lighting), Le Diable dans le beffroi, La Chute de la Maison Usher (Opéra national de Paris – scenery and lighting), BUTTERFLY - d'après Madama Butterfly de Puccini (Opera de Limoges and Opera de Rouen, France - lighting) and Dialogues des Carmèlites (Opéra de Toulon). Concerts: Harawi (Opèra Comique, Paris – scenery and lighting), Le martyre de Saint Sèbastien (Citè de la Musique, Paris). Coming up: scenery for the...
Ken Merckx
Fight Choreographer
Thirteen seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Ken Merckx has choreographed fights and taught actors theatrical combat for film, television, theater and universities all across the country. Ken is the resident fight choreographer for the Idaho and Lake Tahoe Shakespeare festivals, A Noise Within (Los Angeles) and the Great Lakes Theater (Cleveland). Mr. Merckx received his MFA in acting from the University of Illinois and his BA in theater studies from the University of Washington.
Russell Metheny
Scenic Designer
Fifteen seasons with Great Lakes Theater | For GLT: Twelfth Night, And Then There Were None, Dial “M” for Murder, The Tempest, Deathtrap, As You Like It, Blithe Spirit, The Mousetrap, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Othello, The Seagull, The Comedy of Errors, Love’s Labor’s Lost, Measure For Measure, Arsenic and Old Lace, Julius Caesar and The Merry Wives of Windsor. For ISF, he has designed The 39 Steps, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Woman In Black, A Tuna Christmas, Greater Tuna, King Lear and others. Recent productions include Both Your Houses; Philadelphia, Here I Come!; My Fair Lady; 1776 for Asolo Theatre. Regionally, Russell has designed for Indiana Rep, Asolo Theatre, ACT San Francisco, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Geva Theatre and Goodspeed Musicals among others. Fifteen seasons with Great Lakes Theater | For GLT: Twelfth Night, And Then There Were None, Dial “M” for Murder, The Tempest, Deathtrap, As You Like It, Blithe Spirit, The Mousetrap, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Othello, The Seagull, The Comedy of Errors, Love’s Labor’s Lost, Measure For Measure, Arsenic and Old Lace, Julius Caesar and The Merry Wives of Windsor. For ISF, he has designed The 39 Steps, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Woman In Black, A Tuna Christmas, Greater Tuna, King Lear and others. Recent productions include Both Your Houses; Philadelphia, Here I Come!; My Fair Lady; 1776 for Asolo Theatre. Regionally, Russell has...
Jaclyn Miller
Assistant Director
Three Seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Choreography credit for GLT: Mamma Mia!, Taming of the Shrew, Pride and Prejudice, Hunchback of Notre Dame. Regional: Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Hairspray, Book of Will, Shakespeare in Love, Twelfth Night, Yeoman of Guard, Fingersmith (world premiere), Much Ado About Nothing, The Cocoanuts, My Fair Lady, Taming of the Shrew; Guthrie Theatre: The Cocoanuts; Baltimore Center Stage: Fun Home. Additionally, Jaclyn has worked as an Associate Director and/or Choreographer around the country. Such theaters include: Kirk Douglas Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse, Gateway Playhouse, Parker Playhouse, Colony Theatre, Berkshire Theatre Festival and Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma. Love and thanks to Vicky, Charlie and SB. Three Seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Choreography credit for GLT: Mamma Mia!, Taming of the Shrew, Pride and Prejudice, Hunchback of Notre Dame. Regional: Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Hairspray, Book of Will, Shakespeare in Love, Twelfth Night, Yeoman of Guard, Fingersmith (world premiere), Much Ado About Nothing, The Cocoanuts, My Fair Lady, Taming of the Shrew; Guthrie Theatre: The Cocoanuts; Baltimore Center Stage: Fun Home. Additionally, Jaclyn has worked as an Associate Director and/or Choreographer around the country. Such theaters include: Kirk Douglas Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse, Gateway Playhouse, Parker Playhouse, Colony Theatre, Berkshire Theatre...
Leah Piehl
Costume Designer
Two seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Costume Design: Romeo and Juliette (OSF); Halfway to Dawn (BAM); Krapps Last Tape, Hughie (Geffen Playhouse); Kings, Once, The Light in the Piazza (South Coast Rep); Race, Twist Your Dickens (Kirk Douglas/CTG); The Steward of Christendom (Mark Taper Forum/CTG); The Most Deserving (Denver Center Theater); Stardust (REDCAT); Intimate Apparel, Pygmalion, The Heiress (Pasadena Playhouse); Arcadia, The Doctor’s Dilemma, The Eccentricities of a Nightingale (A Noise Within); Paradise Lost (Intiman Theatre); Bars and Measures, Futura, The Pain and the Itch, Tartuffe (The Theatre at Boston Court); Hedda Gabbler (Antaeus). She designed the feature films All Stars and Buzzkill. Her work has been featured at MOMA, Art Basel Miami and 2010 Whitney Biennial. Piehl has a BA from UC Berkeley and her MFA in costume design from CalArts. www.leahpiehl.com.com Two seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Costume Design: Romeo and Juliette (OSF); Halfway to Dawn (BAM); Krapps Last Tape, Hughie (Geffen Playhouse); Kings, Once, The Light in the Piazza (South Coast Rep); Race, Twist Your Dickens (Kirk Douglas/CTG); The Steward of Christendom (Mark Taper Forum/CTG); The Most Deserving (Denver Center Theater); Stardust (REDCAT); Intimate Apparel, Pygmalion, The Heiress (Pasadena Playhouse); Arcadia, The Doctor’s Dilemma, The Eccentricities of a Nightingale (A Noise Within); Paradise Lost (Intiman Theatre); Bars and Measures, Futura, The Pain and the Itch, Tartuffe (The Theatre at Boston Court); Hedda Gabbler (Antaeus). She designed the feature films All Stars and...
Matthew Webb
Sound Designer
Fourteen seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Matthew is music director for music theatre at Baldwin Wallace University. As music director for Great Lakes Theater: Mamma Mia!, Beehive, Forever Plaid, The Fantasticks, Sweeney Todd, Sondheim on Sondheim, Guys and Dolls, Cabaret, Bat Boy: The Musical, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Into the Woods, A Christmas Carol, Two Gentlemen of Verona and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Elsewhere: LIZZIE (Playhouse Square), Once (Beck Center), Hair (Cain Park and Kent State). Previous sound design at GLT: Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth and Hamlet. Many thanks to Vicky, Sara, Charlie and his incredible parents, Carol and Jerry. Fourteen seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Matthew is music director for music theatre at Baldwin Wallace University. As music director for Great Lakes Theater: Mamma Mia!, Beehive, Forever Plaid, The Fantasticks, Sweeney Todd, Sondheim on Sondheim, Guys and Dolls, Cabaret, Bat Boy: The Musical, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Into the Woods, A Christmas Carol, Two Gentlemen of Verona and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Elsewhere: LIZZIE (Playhouse Square),...
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Great Lakes Theater’s female-centric “Julius Caesar” sheds astonishing new light on the politi
By Andrea Simakis, Plain Dealer/cleveland.com
Caesar’s murder is where the production moves from very good to glorious...The gory tableau — so beautiful and so awful — has taken up residence in my memory among the handful of truly transcendent moments of theater I’ve seen.
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Tuesday, October 08, 2019
The production is riveting...This is Shakespeare staging and performance at its finest.
By Dr. Roy Berko, BroadwayWorld
The production is riveting. It is fast paced, lines clearly stated, actions exciting, and acting well-textured. This is Shakespeare staging and performance at its finest. It's a must see for anyone who enjoys good theater. Kudos to Sara Bruner and her fine cast and technical staff!rnRead the full review here.
Monday, October 07, 2019
This is great theater and should not be missed.
By Mark Horning, The Mark of Excellence!
Great Lakes Theater is renowned for presenting the very best in classic theater that includes the finest renderings of Shakespearean plays in the country. Their newest production of Julius Caesar is nothing short of spectacular with some wonderful surprises in the casting.
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Tuesday, October 08, 2019
...a fantastically rendered political tragedy.
By Gwendolyn Kochur, Cleveland Scene
One of the main themes to this play is that the means don’t always justify the ends. In GLT’s Julius Caesar, the means of the production — the apocalyptic setting, the modern Rome-inspired garb and the gender-altering casting — certainly justify the ends, which is a fantastically rendered political tragedy.
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Monday, October 14, 2019
...a groundbreaking production...
By Kerry Clawson, Akron Beacon Journal/ohio.com
Rome may be going to hell in “Julius Caesar,” but the planets are magnificently aligned in this show...
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Tuesday, October 08, 2019
Loved it!
By Dwayne, Audience Member
Loved it! Cassius & Portia in Act I and Brutus & Antony in Act II blew the lid off. WOW!
Monday, October 07, 2019
They never fail to deliver richly drawn characters...
By Bob Ableman, Cleveland Jewish News
...or find that elusive place where Shakespeare’s words organically exist in our world.
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Tuesday, October 08, 2019
Great show!
By Jennifer, Audience Member
Great show!
Friday, October 11, 2019
... intriguing and enthralling...
By Kate Klotzbach, KateKlotzbach.com
...Sara Bruner’s Julius Caesar is intriguing and enthralling, and is worthy of following – no overthrow needed!
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Friday, October 18, 2019
this Great Lakes Theater (GLT) production resonates...
By Vic Lucas & Elsa Johnson, Cleveland Concert Dance
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THE MUSIC MAN and JULIUS CAESAR Launch Great Lakes Theater's 2019-20 Season
August 19, 2019
CLEVELAND, OH (August 20, 2019) - Great Lakes Theater (GLT) will commence its 2019-20 season at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square with a Fall Repertory that features the Tony-winning Broadway musical classic, The Music Man and Shakespeare’s epic political tragedy, Julius Caesar. The productions will be performed in rotating repertory September 27 – November 10, 2019. Victoria Bussert will direct The Music Man and Julius Caesar will be directed by Sara Bruner. The Music Man (Book, Music and Lyrics by Meredith Willson / Story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey) is presented through special arrangement with MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL (MTI)....
The soothsayer (actor, Jodi Dominick*) gives dire warnings as Julius Caesar (actor, Carole Healey*) returns to Rome amidst cheers from its citizens (actors from l to r, M.A. Taylor*, Jessie Cope Miller*, Alex Syiek*, David Anthony Smith*) receive her in the Great Lakes Theater production of JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Caesar (actor, Carole Healey*) and Mark Antony (actor, Nick Steen*) converse in the Great Lakes Theater production of JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Cassius (actor, Laura Welsh Berg*) tries to convince Casca (actor, Alex Syiek*) to join her charge against Caesar in the Great Lakes Theater production of JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
The conspirators (actors from l to r, Alex Syiek*, Laura Welsh Berg*, Marcus Martin*, Jessie Cope Miller*, David Anthony Smith* and Mack Sharilla*) arrive at house of Brutus in the Great Lakes Theater production of JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Portia (actor, Jillian Kates*) pleads with her husband, Brutus (actor, Lynn Robert Berg*) in the Great Lakes Theater production of JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
A storm brings unrest to Rome in the Great Lakes Theater production JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. Actors featured from l to r: Jessie Cope Miller*, M.A. Taylor*, Laura Welsh Berg*, Marcus Martin*, Carole Healey* and Alex Syiek*.(Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Caesar (actor, Carole Healey*) comforts her husband, Calphurnius (actor, M.A. Taylor*) in River City in the Great Lakes Theater production JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. Other actors featured from l to r: Elijah Dawson, Boe Wank* and Shelby Taylor*. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Decius Brutus (actor, David Anthony Smith*) works to convince Caesar (actor, Carole Healey*) to visit the Senate as Calphurnius (actor, M.A. Taylor*) looks on in the Great Lakes Theater production JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. Other actors featured: Elijah Dawson and Boe Wank* (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Caesar (actor, Carole Healey*) holds audience (actors from l to r, Jessie Cope Miller*, Mack Sharilla*, Nick Steen*, Marcus Martin*, David Anthony Smith*, Lynn Robert Berg* and Alex Syiek*) at the senate in the Great Lakes Theater production of JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
The soothsayer (actor, Jodi Dominick*) prepares her final warning for Caesar as Portia (actor, Jillian Kates*) looks on in the Great Lakes Theater production of JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
The soothsayer (actor, Jodi Dominick*) presents her prediction to Caesar (actor, Carole Healey*) as the senators (actors from l to r, David Anthony Smith*, Alex Syiek*, Nick Steen*, Jessie Cope Miller*, Lynn Robert Berg* and Laura Welsh Berg*) look on in the Great Lakes Theater production of JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Caesar (actor, Carole Healey*) is attacked by the conspirators (actors from l to r, Jessie Cope Miller*, David Anthony Smith*, Alex Syiek*, Mack Sharilla*, Laura Welsh Berg* and Marcus Martin*) in the Great Lakes Theater production JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
“Et tu, Brute” (actors, Lynn Robert Berg* and Carole Healey*) in the Great Lakes Theater production JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
The death of Caesar (actor, Carole Healey*) in the Great Lakes Theater production of JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3 (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
The conspirators (actors from l to r, Alex Syiek*, Mack Sharilla*, David Anthony Smith*, Laura Welsh Berg* and Lynn Robert Berg*) rejoice as Caesar (actor, Carole Healey) lies in death in the Great Lakes Theater production JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Mark Antony (actor, Nick Steen*) confronts the conspirators (actors from l to r, Mack Sharilla*, Alex Syiek*, Lynn Robert Berg* and David Anthony Smith*) in the Great Lakes Theater production JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Chaos ensues after the death of Caesar in the Great Lakes Theater production of JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. Actors featured from l to r: Laura Welsh Berg*, Shelby Griswold*, Boe Wank*, Nick Steen*, Jodi Dominick* and Lynn Robert Berg* (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Mark Antony (actor, Nick Steen*) watches the riots in the Great Lakes Theater production JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. Other actors featured: Alex Syiek* and Aled Davies* (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Mark Antony (actor, Nick Steen*) prepares with Octavius Caesar (actor, Julian Remulla*) in the Great Lakes Theater production JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. Other actors featured: Alex Syiek* and Aled Davies* (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
The conspirators (actors from l to r, Laura Welsh Berg*, Lynn Robert Berg*, Marcus Martin* and Alex Syiek*) prepare for war in the Great Lakes Theater production JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Brutus (actor, Lynn Robert Berg*) is consumed as Lucius (actor, Jahir Hipps) tries for solace in the Great Lakes Theater production of JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Conflict begins in the Great Lakes Theater production JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. Actors feature from l to r: Jessie Cope Miller*, Julian Remulla*, Aled Davies*, Nick Steen*, Mack Sharilla*, Lynn Robert Berg*, Alex Syiek*, Jahir Hipps, Laura Welsh Berg* and Marcus Martin*. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Cassius (actor, Laura Welsh Berg*) and Brutus (actor, Lynn Robert Berg*) share a moment amidst the chaos in the Great Lakes Theater production JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Cinna (actor, Marcus Martin*) and Cassius (actor, Laura Welsh Berg*) are found by Brutus (actor, Lynn Robert Berg*) in the Great Lakes Theater production JULIUS CAESAR at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through November 3. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
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