A Gender-Reversed Exploration of Coriolanus
Produced by RVA Classic Stage
July 15, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
At Willow Lawn
By William Shakespeare
Conceived and Directed by Billy Christopher Maupin
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Virginia Rep has donated the use of the theatre at Willow Lawn to help make this production possible.
In this rarely produced work by perhaps the world’s greatest playwright, we find a man, led by his mother into a world of destruction (practically the only thing he knows how to do). A great warrior for his people, he is soon promoted to a position in politics, only to be ousted and even banished when he proves to not be up to the task. While his wife sits at home sewing and his mother takes great pride in her creation (her son), and his only son begins to show signs of being much like his father, how will it all end? Find out as we explore this epic play, viewed through the eyes of the opposite gender; women play all the male roles and men the women, giving a unique insight into this tremendous work.
Featuring music by Psalm
Stage Management by Katie Monfet
Assistant Stage Management by Emily Roper
Cast
Starring Susan Sanford (RTTC Award Winner; Seussical, God of Carnage, My Fair Lady) as Coriolanus and Alan Sader (RTCC Award Winner) as Volumnia
Also starring Jody Strickler (Scorched Earth), Molly Hood (Barefoot in the Park), and Stacey Cabaj (My Fair Lady)
with Alina Collins-Maldanado, Chris Schoen, Becki Jones, Betzi Hekman, Bryan Lamorena, Carolyn Meade, Donna Marie Miller, Doug Jones, Emma Mason, Harriett Traylor, Izabela Clarke, Jacqueline Jones, Jacob Pennington, Jan Powell, Jeanie Rule, Kaye Weinsten Gary, Laurel Maughan, Lily Hargis, Liz Blake White, Margarette Joyner, Natasha Liu, Psalm Stephen, Scarlett Black, Starlet Knight
Reviews of previous gender-reversed works by RVA Classic Stage
“Some of Richmond's best actresses had been pulled together to create a female cast in a play where usually men rule.” Review of A Gender-Reversed Exploration of HAMLET
“As the actors moved around (for actors at these staged readings thankfully never actually sit and read) on stage, it was hard not to appreciate the talent involved in selling yourself as the opposite sex.”
Review of A Gender-Reversed Exploration of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING