In the spring of 2024 we will partner with Portland Center Stage and Play On Shakespeare to produce Sean San Jose's modern translation of Coriolanus.
April 20th - May 19th 2024
April 20th - May 19th 2024
Famine threatens Rome and hunger fuels the tensions between the country’s elite and the depraved masses. As civil unrest stirs political upheaval, the war hero Coriolanus is driven to defend and then destroy his own country. Shakespeare's rare and unique tragedy will be fueled by a dynamic female and nonbinary ensemble, and a muscular movement focused staging. This modern translation updates the Bard's language while lifting the story's core – and reminds us that democracy is fragile and always worth defending.
This production of Coriolanus will transfer to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival July 23rd - October 13th 2024
Fragile democracy and treacherous alliances
When civil unrest wracks Rome as the famine-ravaged underclass battle the ruling elite, a war hero steps into the spotlight to serve his nation—only to turn on it and seek its overthrow. Shakespeare’s rarely produced tragedy comes to visceral life in the intimacy of OSF’s Thomas Theatre, helmed by visionary director and OSF Associate Artistic Director Rosa Joshi in a powerful, movement-focused production featuring a cast of female and non-binary actors. Sean San José’s modern translation brings the story to the forefront, illuminating Shakespeare’s themes of ambition and delicate democracy that will particularly resonate during an election year.