Theater Department to present Shakespeare’s cautionary tale Julius Caesar in the round

February 23, 2016

Et tu, Brute? Brutus (played by Martin Flowers) puts a knife to Caesar (played by Christina Hofer) in Shakespeare's classic play "Julius Caesar." (Photo by Hannah Sauder) — Et tu, Brute? Brutus (played by Martin Flowers) puts a knife to Caesar (played by Christina Hofer) in Shakespeare’s classic play “Julius Caesar.” (Photo by Hannah Sauder)

Fall Mainstage: Julius Caesar
Date and time: March 4, 5, 11 at 8 p.m.; March 6, 12, 13 at 3 p.m.
Location: Goshen College Umble Center
Cost: $10 general, $5 students/seniors/GC employees. Tickets can be purchased in advance online at www.goshen.edu/tickets, or through the Welcome Center by at (574) 535-7566 or welcomecenter@goshen.edu. Tickets can also be purchased at the Umble Center box office one hour before the show.

Watch a LIVE STREAMING of Julius Caesar on Saturday, March 5 at 8 p.m. (the stream will begin at 7:50 p.m.)

What happens when citizens are influenced by the most recent argument, or by the loudest voice emerging from the crowd, or by messages rooted in fear? Find out as the Goshen College Theater Department presents William Shakespeare’s cautionary tale, Julius Caesar, in Umble Center on March 4, 5, 11 at 8 p.m.; March 6, 12, 13 at 3 p.m.

Shakespeare’s famous tragedy will engage the audience in the story of patriotism and power; jealousy and betrayal; twists of friendship; warnings unheeded; and the mob mentality of citizens whose loyalty is easily swayed.

For this performance, theater students have transformed Goshen College’s Umble Center into a “theater in the round,” meaning that the audience will be seated on all sides of the stage.

The cost is $10 general, $5 students/seniors/GC employees. Tickets can be purchased in advance online at www.goshen.edu/tickets or through the Welcome Center at (574) 535-7566 or welcomecenter@goshen.edu. Tickets can also be purchased at the Umble Center box office one hour before the show. There will be a 10-minute intermission.

The cast includes: Danny Aramouni, a first-year from Manhattan, Kansas; Julie Bruder; Ellen Conrad, a junior from Lakewood, Colorado; Martin Flowers, a senior from Nappanee, Indiana; Takoda Friesen, a sophomore from Goshen; Ben Ganger, a senior from Goshen; JD Hershberger, a junior from Hesston, Kansas; Karsten Hess, a 2014 graduate from Goshen; Christina Hofer, a senior from Dolton, South Dakota; James Lang, a sophomore from Portland, Oregon; Timothy Litwiller, a sophomore from Peoria, Arizona; Andrew Nussbaum, a first-year from Galena, Ohio; Mary O’Connell, a first-year from Milton, Pennsylvania; Nick Peebles, a junior from Chicago; Lea Ramer, a junior from Fort Collins, Colorado; Ben Meyer Reimer, a first-year from Goshen; Angel Reyes, a 2015 graduate from Goshen; Brooklyn Ries, a first-year from Freeman, South Dakota; Adrienne Schmucker, a senior from Wauseon, Ohio; Christi Sessa, a first-year from Goshen; Eli Studebaker, a sophomore from Goshen; Lukas Thompson, a first-year from Goshen; and Paul Zehr, a senior from Carthage, New York.

Garret Flowers, a first-year student from Nappanee, Indiana, composed original music, and musicians include Aaron George, a junior from Bangalore, India; Danny Aramouni, and Nick Peebles.

The production team includes Assistant Professor of Theater Michelle Milne, director; Professor of Theater Doug Liechty Caskey, producer; Andrew Moeggenborg, technical director and set designer; Jesse Bontreger, assistant director; Leah Amstutz, assistant costume designer; Clara Beck, house manager; Rachel Buckley, assistant stage manager; Tabitha Immanuel, assistant light designer, sound board operator; Galed Krisjayanta, assistant stage manager; Garret Flowers, sound designer/composer; Ben Ganger, master electrician; Claire Mitchel, hair and makeup designer; Kasey Prentice, props designer, master carpenter; Mary Seeck, costume designer; Riley Woods, light designer; Jonah Yoder, assistant stage manager; Morgan Yordy, dramaturgy; and Paul Zehr, assistant technical director.