In the faltering republic of Rome a new kind of leader emerges, and his charisma and compassion threatens the rigid discipline of old order. Under the rallying cry of "freedom" and "the common good," two political factions vie for the attention of the citizenry which then spins out of control and into a war. Gregg Loughridge, who staged Seattle Shakespeare Company's wickedly funny Chamber Richard III, returns to direct this dazzling drama of revolution...with a few sing-a-longs.