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Aug 23-25 Tues - Thurs
Julius Caesar
Westwood Shakespeare:Jeff Spencer

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1599. It is one of several plays written by Shakespeare based on true events from Roman history, which also include Coriolanus and Antony and Cleopatra.
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The play opens with the commoners of Rome celebrating Caesar's triumphant return from defeating Pompey's sons at the battle of Munda. Two tribunes, Flavius and Marrullus, discover the commoners celebrating, insult them for their change in loyalty from Pompey to Caesar, and break up the crowd. They also plan on removing all decorations from Caesar's statues and ending any other festivities. In the next scene, during Caesar's parade on the feast of Lupercal, a soothsayer warns Caesar to "Beware the ides of March", a warning he disregards. The action then turns to the discussion between Brutus and Cassius. In this conversation, Cassius attempts to influence Brutus' opinions into believing Caesar should be killed, preparing to have Brutus join his conspiracy to kill Caesar
Caesar's assassination is one of the most famous scenes of the play, occurring in Act 3, scene 1 (the other is Mark Antony's funeral oration "Friends, Romans, countrymen.") After ignoring the soothsayer, as well as his wife's own premonitions, Caesar comes to the Senate.  The conspirators make clear that they committed this act for Rome, not for their own purposes and do not attempt to flee the scene. After Caesar's death, Brutus delivers an oration defending his actions, and for the moment, the crowd is on his side. However, Mark Antony, with a subtle and eloquent speech over Caesar's corpse—beginning with the much-quoted Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears—deftly turns public opinion against the assassins.
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  • Lake Superior Theatre
  • Summer 2022
    • Something Rotten!
    • Nunsense
    • Comedy Tonight
    • My Son Pinocchio
    • Superior Memories
    • Franklin Park Band
  • Tickets
    • How To Buy Tickets
    • 2019 Ticket Order Forms
  • About Us
    • History of LSYY
    • Videos
    • Reviews and Media Stories
    • Superior Arts Youth Theater
    • Awards
    • Contact LST >
      • Support LST >
        • Donate
        • Donor Page
        • Program Ads
        • Check
        • Credit Card
  • Past Plays
    • 1999-2002 >
      • Points North
      • Beacon On The Rock
      • Haywire
      • Escanaba in Da Moonlight
    • 2003-2004 >
      • Life on the Fly
      • Superior Heroes >
        • Captain
        • Peter White
      • Holdin Our Own
      • Beacon On The Rock
      • Charlie Brown
      • Dear Edwina
      • Songs on the Shore
    • 2005-2006 >
      • Honk Jr
      • 1776
      • Songs for a New World
      • A Gala Day
      • A Funny Thing Happened
      • Into The Woods JR
      • The Christmas Schooner
      • Proof
    • 2007-2008 >
      • Anything Goes
      • Guys and Dolls
      • Keepers of The Light
      • Beacon On The Rock
      • Escanaba in Love
      • Treasure Island a Pirates Tale
      • A Midsummer Nights Dream
    • 2009-2010 >
      • Guys on Ice
      • Anatomy of a Murder
      • Macsith
      • The Orphan Train
    • 2011-2012 >
      • Lake Stories
      • Little Women
      • Last Five Years
      • Twelth Night
      • The Lion the Slave and the Rodent
    • 2012-2013 >
      • A Thousand Clowns
      • Dandelion Cottage
      • A Night of Broadway
      • Mouse That Roared
    • 2013 Plays >
      • Beacon On The Rock
      • Pirates of Penzance
      • Honk Jr
      • Superior Broadway
      • SPECIAL SHOWING: A Man Named Marquette
    • 2014 PLAYS >
      • PIPPIN
      • I Do! I Do! >
        • I Do, I Do Cast
      • NARNIA
      • KING LEAR
    • Summer 2015 >
      • SPAMALOT
      • QUILTERS
      • ONCE ON THIS ISLAND JR
      • AS YOU LIKE IT
    • Summer 2016 >
      • The Producers
      • James & the Giant Peach
      • Do Black Shoes Reflect Up
      • Butterflies Are Free
      • Julius Caesar
      • Auditions
    • Summer 2017 >
      • Grease
      • Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr.
      • Steel Magnolias
      • Hamlet
      • Superior Cabaret
    • SUMMER 2018 >
      • Beacon on the Rock
      • Superior Adventures
      • High School Musical Jr.
      • Godspell
      • Sandra Joseph
      • Broadway at the Boathouse
    • SUMMER 2019 >
      • Fiddler on the Roof
      • Spotlight on Marquette Artists
      • Into the Woods Jr.
      • Dixie Swim Club
      • Miscast Musical
      • Summer 2021 >
        • 2020 Boathouse Upgrades
  • FAQ