- World Premiere
Written by: Stephan Morrow
Directed by: Stephan Morrow
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Stephan Morrow set out to dramatize the unintended consequences of
political assassination and out popped an epic fantasy, "The
Assassination of j.Kaisaar, the destruction of Marko T and Kleopatra
and the rise of Augustus," a play drawing on Plutarch, Shaw,
Shakespeare and other sources. Since power struggles today so resemble
Mafia wars, it's somewhat like "The Sopranos" meets "Mad Max," written
in uber-contemporary language with vestiges of the Bard. Theater for
the New City's tenth Dream Up Festival will present the play's world
premiere September 9 to 15, 2019, directed by the author.
The theme of the play is that political assassination can have
unintended consequences and should be considered as the least
effective solution to political conflict if a free citizenry is valued
above all else. The irony of history, you see, is that the democratic
impulse to save the Roman republic by unseating Julius Caesar ushered
in the age of Octavius, who governed so well that his system of
authoritarianism lasted over 200 years, creating a heyday of empire.
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Johnson Theater
Showtimes:
Monday - September 9 - 9pm
Tuesday - September 10 - 6:30pm
Wednesday - September 11 - 6:30pm
Thursday - September 12 - 9pm
Saturday - September 14 - 2pm
Sunday - September 15 - 8pm
Running time: The Assassination of J.Kaisaar, the destruction of Marko T and Kleopatra and the rise of Octaviius: Emperor Augustus in the Time of Road Warrior is 120 Minutes $12.
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Playwright/director Stephan Morrow was mentored into the Playwright
Directing Unit of the Actor's Studio by Elia Kazan. After working on
two plays and a film with Norman Mailer, Morrow acted in and directed
Mailer's play, "The Deer Park – Hollywood goes to Hell" in 2007 and
was invited to co-direct and act in a film of the play. He has
directed seven productions of Mario Fratti plays, all of them at TNC.
He has also collaborated closely with Arthur Miller, Norman Mailer,
Lyle Kessler and Murray Schisgal. He has helmed, among many others,
"Triangle - The Shirtwaist Triangle Factory Fire" by J. Gilhooley at
59E59St Theaters, concert readings of Murray Schisgal plays at The
Actor's Studio and TNC, and the NY theatrical debut of "Dogmouth" by
John Steppling at TNC. He directed and acted in the independent film
of "Dogmouth," which has played in six festivals. Morrow is Artistic
Director of The Great American Play Series, which presents
"performances on book" of neglected American classics featuring
prominent actors. His essays on his global journey as a soldier of
peace in Southeast Asia at the end of the Vietnam war received awards
in the Solas International Travel Writing Competition.
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