Cast of TITUS ANDRONICUS. Photo by Mikki Schaffner Photography.
TITUS ANDRONICUS presented by Cincinnati Shakespeare Company through Nov. 2. I attended the opening night performance.
Paul Riopelle as Marcus Andronicus and Jim Hopkins as Titus Andronicus. Photo by Mikki Schaffner Photography.
Director Jeremy Dubin embraces the absurdity of the script, making Shakespeare’s tragedy more a dark (and bloody) comedy. As the mayhem escalates in this murderous game of one-upmanship, the raucous opening-night audience was rooting for the deaths of these unredeemable villains.
The leads clearly relished playing the heavies, with great performances by Jim Hopkins, Miranda McGee, Maggie Lou Rader & Darnell Pierre Benjamin. Strong supporting work by Patrick Earl Phillips, Paul Riopelle and Rupert Spraul.
Congratulations to Cincinnati Shakespeare Company on a slashing good time, perfect for the Halloween season.
My rating: 4.75 out of 5.
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