JULIUS CAESAR
By William Shakespeare
Directed and Adapted by Jack Paterson
Mad Duck Theatre Collective
” …a daring Shakespeare production.. riveted on a play we’ve seen many times – but never like this.”
Jo Ledingham, The Courier
“..a powerful immediacy…a refreshingly in-your-face treatment of Julius Caesar”
Jerry Wasserman, Vancouver Province
“Julius Caesar was set in Washington, D.C. Pardon me? How could this work? As it turns out – brilliantly.”
Leanne Campbell, The Westender
Featuring in speaking order: Chris Britton* as Julius Caesar, Christina Schild* as Soothsayer/ Decius Brutus /Pindarus, Craig Erickson* as Antony, Kevin Williamson* as Cassius, Craig March* as Brutus, Keith Martin Gordey* as Caska/ Brutus, Paul Herbert* as Caska, Samantha Simmonds as Lucius/ Cinna the Poet/ Titinius, Kate Braidsworth as Lucius/ Cinna the Poet, Lucia Frangione* as Portia, Karen Rae as Portia, Ian Farthing*as Cinna/ Strato, Fabrice Grover*as Mettelus Cimber, Julia Henderson as Decius Brutus/ Calpurnia, Teryl Rothery*as Calpurnia/ Strato, Robin Mooney as Octavius and Jaime Ogden as Lepidus
Set Design by Al Frisk| Costume Design by Moira Fentum | Lighting Design by Melissa Powel | Production Management by Sean Cummings | Stage Management by Connie Hosie* | Assistant Stage Management by Kirsti Mikoda
* Members of Canadian Actor’s Equity Association or U.B.C.P.
Awards and Nominations
The Vancouver Courier: Top Theatre Productions of 2005
Jessie Richardson Award Nominations 2004/2005:
Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actor: Craig Erickson (Antony)
Outstanding Direction: Jack Paterson
