caesar and cleopatra

Adapted by Bill Largess from the play by George Bernard Shaw.  The aging Julius Caesar meets teenage Cleopatra by chance one night under the Egyptian moon. There is turmoil in Egypt as Cleopatra and her younger brother vie for the throne. Caesar helps the young queen grow into a great ruler, one that favors wisdom, honor, and clemency as a means of governance. But as Egyptian insurgents besiege the palace at Alexandria, Caesar might not be able to keep the country together or even escape Alexandria alive – let alone the greater challenge of managing the headstrong Cleopatra. Never previously produced by Stage Guild, this slimmed down version by our artistic director is an exploration of power, politics, vengeance, and mercy.