A Dictator Is No Match for a Tough School Board
Anita GatesAugust 6, 2010: When Cassius declares, “I ... have bared my bosom to the thunder-stone,” what the audience sees is that noble Roman’s open blouse with a black bra underneath. Cross-dressing actors and cross-gender casting having become so common, it’s hard to say which would be less surprising these days: an actor in women’s clothing or an actress playing Cassius. In this case, the Drilling Company’s new production of “Julius Caesar,” it’s Selene Beretta as Cassius, and she gives a fierce, powerful performance in a tight skirt and high heels as the leader of the assassins who murder Caesar on the Ides of March.
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