Coriolanus

THEM! Drama Series

Coriolanus

Written by William Shakespeare

Paul Cook, MFA Directing Candidate
 

February 4 – 12, 2017

Claire Trevor Theatre

Coriolanus is based on the life of legendary Roman leader Caius Marcius Coriolanus. After military success against various uprisings which challenged the government of Rome, Coriolanus becomes active in politics and seeks political leadership. His temperament is unsuited for popular leadership and he is quickly deposed, whereupon he aligns himself to set matters straight according to his own will; as it turns out, the alliances he forges to accomplish his own will result in his ultimate downfall and death. This is an examination of the personal alienation required by politics and war, and the ways in which our own actions can sometimes ultimately define us as “the other.” 

Please note: Seating will be on the stage for this production.

Performances:

Evenings: Feb. 4, 9, 10, 11 @ 8 p.m.
Evening: Feb. 8 @ 7:30 p.m.
Matinees: Feb. 5*, 11, 12 @ 2 p.m.

*Ticketholders: Please join us for a post-performance TalkBack with the creative team and cast.

Tickets:
General $15
Seniors, Groups 10+, UCI Faculty & Staff $14
UCI Students & Children under 17 $11

THEM!

Daniel Gary Busby, Artistic Director

UCI Drama’s 2016 – 17 season, THEM!, explores our tendency – both as individuals and as societal groups – to separate and cast blame on “The Other.” Through a series of plays and musicals that investigate religious persecution and genocide, the castigation of physical difference, interpersonal alienation, and our xenophobic reaction to other cultures culminating in war, we examine the ways in which we so often look to identify a scapegoat rather than find mutual understanding and acceptance. Present throughout the plays of the season we hear the voices of “them.”

Dates: 
Saturday Feb 4, 2017, 8:00 pm
Sunday Feb 5, 2017, 2:00 pm
Wednesday Feb 8, 2017, 7:30 pm
Thursday Feb 9, 2017, 8:00 pm
Friday Feb 10, 2017, 8:00 pm
Saturday Feb 11, 2017, 2:00 pm
Saturday Feb 11, 2017, 8:00 pm
Sunday Feb 12, 2017, 2:00 pm