Al Letson on his play Julius X
Journalist, playwright, and poet Al Letson talks about Julius X, his play that borrows lines, characters, and plot from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar to tell the story of Malcolm X. He shares the play’s origins and his approach to creating art.
Director Rosa Joshi on Julius Caesar Today
Rosa Joshi’s bold staging of Julius Caesar at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, performed entirely by women and nonbinary actors, reframes Shakespeare’s political thriller for today’s fight against autocracy.
Harriet Walter
In 2012, London’s Donmar Warehouse opened an all-female Julius Caesar, starring Dame Harriet Walter as Brutus and directed by Tony nominee Phyllida Lloyd. Set in a women’s prison, it was the first of a trilogy of all-female productions, all starring Walter.
Paterson Joseph: Julius Caesar and Me
In 2012 the Royal Shakespeare Company staged the first-ever, high-profile, all-black British Shakespeare production, Julius Caesar, set in Africa. The actor who played Brutus, Paterson Joseph, wrote a book about the experience. He also talks about his early work, his thoughts about race in the British theater, about the proper way to play Brutus, and much more.