OTTERBEIN COLLEGE THEATRE PUTS A FUTURISTIC SPIN ON JULIUS CAESAR

Civilization is primitive in 4000 A.D. as it was only re-created a few years before by a handful of survivors after Earth's latest apocalypse. The gender rules have changed - and the people of this new world are at once passionate, vicious, sensual, and primal. The fight between democracy and tyranny is at its peak.

This is the premise for Otterbein College Theatre's non-traditional production of one of the earliest of Shakespeare's Roman plays, Julius Caesar. The production will run Nov. 6-8 and 14-15 in the Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall, 30 S. Grove St., Westerville.

Tickets are $15 each and can be reserved by calling the Otterbein College box office at (614) 823-1109. The box office is open 1-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and one hour prior to performances. The box office is located in Cowan Hall, 30 S Grove St., Westerville.

The opening night performance on Thursday, Nov. 6, begins at 7:30 p.m. and is followed by a reception. All other performances begin at 8 p.m.

Not all material in this production will be suitable for children. This production is not recommended for children younger than high school age.

For more information about the 2008-09 Otterbein College Theatre & Dance season, please see our web site, www.otterbein.edu/theatre.

DETAILS:
Julius Caesar
By William Shakespeare • Adapted by Ed Vaughan
November 6-8, 14 & 15
Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall, 30 S. Grove St., Westerville

PRODUCTION TEAM
Director: Ed Vaughan
Guest Scenic Designer: Dan Gray
Costume Designer: Rebecca White
Guest Lighting Designer: Elliot France
Sound Designer: Peter Sichko

CAST LIST
Julius Caesar........... Leon Axt
Mark Antony........... Steve Czarnecki
Brutus........... Caitlin Morris
Cassius........... Liz Shivener
Calpurnia........... Jay Milhem
Caesar's Slave........... Caroline Whetzel
Portia & Cinna the Poet........... Emily Asbury
Lucius........... Nathan Keen
Casca........... Claire Longest
Cinna........... Melissa Fults
Decius Brutus........... Amanda Huxtable
Metellus Cimber........... Kate Gosnell
Trebonius........... Sarah Hiance
Caius Ligarius........... Laruen Wertz
Popilius Lena........... Kayla Hall
Flavius........... Jade Waters-Burch
Marullus........... Jen Brunker
Antony's Slave........... Kate Gosnell
Lepidus........... AJ Smitrovich
Octavius........... Luke Scroggins
Octavius' Slave........... Jen Brunker
Soothsayer........... Jason Newsom
Artemidorus........... Sarah Hiance
Male Ensemble........... Andrew Betz, Jordan Bartz, Drew Cotton, Jackson Hille, Justin Keller,
........... Lee Kociela, Josh Mahaffey

PERFORMANCES
Wednesday, Nov. 5* 10:00 a.m. Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall, 30 S. Grove St., Westerville
* Student Matinee; Performance not open to public.

Thursday, Nov. 6** 7:30 p.m. Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall, 30 S. Grove St., Westerville
**Opening Night; Reception following performance.
Friday, Nov. 7 8:00 p.m. Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall, 30 S. Grove St., Westerville
Saturday, Nov. 8 8:00 p.m. Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall, 30 S. Grove St., Westerville
Thursday, Nov. 14 8:00 p.m. Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall, 30 S. Grove St., Westerville
Friday, Nov. 15 8:00 p.m. Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall, 30 S. Grove St., Westerville