Event

Titus Andronicus

By William Shakespeare
Directed by Nikomeh Anderson

When Roman general Titus Andronicus returns from war with only four of his twenty-four sons, revenge leads innocent and evil alike to their darkest and bloodiest depths.

Utilizing a female heavy, physical and ensemble based process, this production of Titus Andronicus explores societal roles assigned by gender, race, and status. Each character, despite the blood lust pervasive in the text, is not just purely good or bad, black or white, feminine or masculine, but as humans, complex and treading between both subversive and conforming societal roles. We explore this complexity with a technique by Mary Overlie, founder of the 6 viewpoints, that deconstructs the play and allows greater freedom of character, meaning, and expression than in more traditional productions. As time is cyclical and societal roles are pervasive, this production explores these connections between Shakespeare's time and intention and how this relates alongside our modern socio-political landscape.