Coriolanus

The wrong man for the job?

Bred for the battlefield, Coriolanus is out of his league back in the Roman Senate, where leaders pursue their own agendas and the people are mad as hell. He can’t control his contempt and won’t compromise to save his life. Literally. Blame Volumnia, whose mother’s milk fed him heroism, but not humanity. Food for thought as we near our next presidential election. Laird Williamson’s expansive vision moves Shakespeare’s tragedy into the intimate New Theatre–up-close and personal.