Titus Andronicus

“Vengeance is in my heart, death in my hand, Blood and revenge are hammering in my head…” - Aaron, Titus Andronicus.

In the fall of 2017, UPShakes’ took on Shakespeare’s bloodiest play, Titus Andronicus. The stakes were high in the goriest of revenge stories, as staged thru the lens of “contestants” in this game called Society.

The production explored questions such as - what do we stand for? Who do we stand with? And how do we govern ourselves in a culture whose predilections for violence and domination steer our every tactic?

This hilarious, provoking and sometimes manically terrifying treatment of William Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus left the audience wondering- are you just here for the party… or are you the next competitor?

Cast:

• Titus Andronicus: John Sarkela

• Young Lucius: Micah Argeropoulos

• Demetrius: Dustin Holmberg

• Chiron: Ezra Brooks-Planck

• Aaron: Stacey Dyer

• Marcus Andronicus: Jessica “Red” Bays

• Lavinia: Melissa Neal

• Tamora: Ella Bartlett Filipowicz

• Saturninus: Ben Filipowicz

• Bassianus: Brenna Womer

• Lucius: Christoper Scott Leith

• Thing One: Anthony Reynolds

• Thing Two: Matt Cline

• Him: Roscoe Schieler

Production:

• Director: Jamie Weeder

• Costumes: Heather Albee

• Property/Weapon Master: Anthony Reynolds