This revival of Titus Andronicus was an off-off Broadway production by New York Shakespeare Exchange; it ran from February- January in 2015. This production was directed and adapted by Ross Williams, who has directed many shows around the world. The show had a successful run, and all the reviews were positive. There was a fascinating twist, this productions setting of William Shakespeare’s most bloody play now takes place in a circus tent in the midst of a carnival. Titus Andronicus follows the story of retribution after a ten-year war between the Romans and Goths, and the queen of the Goths Tamora’s plan of bloody revenge on the Romans and Titus. There is political turmoil and bloodshed between both parties. This modern and circus take
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Lavinia played by Kate Lydic was praised, “Kate Lydic imparts memorable dimensionality to Lavina despite not having the ability to speak for much of the play”(Richards). Though Lavinia didn’t have many lines, she still did a memorable job and had a good use of body to convey emotion. The New York Times says that Brandan Averett was “excellent”, and Gretchen Egolf was “fabulous” (Gates), Tamora and Titus are the leads in the play, and both got short praises. The use of language by the cast was praised ,“These actors demonstrate their craft so well there is nothing intimidating about the language. With double entendre galore and raw emotion already present in the language, this team brings the incredible words to life”(Roberts). This was the most telling review, iambic pentameter is hard to understand sometimes, and Titus Andronicus is filled with double entendres and rich wordy language that we are not used to hearing. This proves the actors have done a lot of text work and understood their objectives, the language was clear and the audience could understand what was being said. Which is important especially with today’s modern audience. Understanding every word and making it clear to an audience can be tricky, but these actors confidently used the words to make the story clear and easy to
Lavinia played by Kate Lydic was praised, “Kate Lydic imparts memorable dimensionality to Lavina despite not having the ability to speak for much of the play”(Richards). Though Lavinia didn’t have many lines, she still did a memorable job and had a good use of body to convey emotion. The New York Times says that Brandan Averett was “excellent”, and Gretchen Egolf was “fabulous” (Gates), Tamora and Titus are the leads in the play, and both got short praises. The use of language by the cast was praised ,“These actors demonstrate their craft so well there is nothing intimidating about the language. With double entendre galore and raw emotion already present in the language, this team brings the incredible words to life”(Roberts). This was the most telling review, iambic pentameter is hard to understand sometimes, and Titus Andronicus is filled with double entendres and rich wordy language that we are not used to hearing. This proves the actors have done a lot of text work and understood their objectives, the language was clear and the audience could understand what was being said. Which is important especially with today’s modern audience. Understanding every word and making it clear to an audience can be tricky, but these actors confidently used the words to make the story clear and easy to