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Julius Caesar

Showing February 20-March 15, 2026
Fridays, and Saturdays at 8PM, Sundays at 2PM

By William Shakespeare, abridged by William Riley Fowler
Directed by Early Whitaker

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Auditions: December 7-8, 2025, 7PM

Location: ART Mainstage

Ages 16+ only.

Auditions will consist of cold readings. It is strongly encouraged to attend the first night of auditions if possible.

Content warnings for violence, blood, use of strobe & haze.

Julius Caesar has been gaining a lot of influence recently and people treat him like a god. Cassius and Brutus are concerned about Caesar's reactions to the power he holds in the Republic - what if he becomes a tyrant? A group of conspirators with the goal of assassinating Caesar recruit the concerned senators to their cause, Caesar's right-hand man Marc Antony seeks vengeance, and Rome is thrown into civil war.

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS

BRUTUS, a nobleman concerned with the state of Rome and uncertain about Caesar’s position

PORTIA, Brutus’ loyal wife & moral compass

CASSIUS, a conniving senator who leads the charge against Caesar

CASKA, the youngest of the conspirators who takes after Cassius

METELLUS, TREBONIUS, & CINNA, other conspirators

FLAVIUS & MURELLUS, critics of the public’s newfound love for Caesar

MESSALA, LUCILIUS & TINITIUS, allies to Brutus and Cassius during the war

MARC ANTONY, a dear friend of Caesar’s

OCTAVIUS, Caesar’s appointed successor

LEPIDUS, an ally to Marc Antony and Octavius

SOOTHSAYER, a prophet who tries to warn Caesar of his fate

ARTEMIDORUS, another friend of Caesar’s who tries to warn him

CINNA THE POET, an innocent poet who is mistaken for Cinna the conspirator and killed

Another POET

LUCIUS, a young servant to Brutus

STRATO, another servant to Brutus

PINDARUS, a servant to Cassius

CARPENTER, a carpenter

COBBLER, a cobbler

PLEBIANS, commoners in the state of Rome

SOLDIERS in the war

SERVANTS

A MESSENGER

CHARACTER DOUBLING:

FLAVIUS/METELLUS/LEPIDUS

MURELLUS/OCTAVIUS

CASKA/LUCILIUS

LUCIUS/STRATO

CINNA/MESSALA

TREBONIUS/TINITIUS

SOOTHSAYER/CINNA THE POET

ARTEMIDORUS/OCTAVIUS

CARPENTER/MESSALA/POET/SOLDIER

COBBLER/PINDARUS/MESSENGER/SOLDIER