Coriolanus

February 8 – February 25, 2018

In repertory with The Trojan Women Project

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8pm
Saturday at 3pm
Sunday at 2pm and 7pm

Performed in repertory with The Trojan Women Project, William Shakespeare’s Coriolanus explores war and winning from the opposite perspective. As civil unrest threatens political upheaval, the war hero Coriolanus is driven to defend and then destroy his own country. This tragedy of toxic masculinity takes a fierce look at men who cannot leave war behind. Recommended for ages 13 and above.

Buy Tickets

The Lab at Convergence
1819 N. Quaker Lane
Alexandria, VA 22302

2 hours and 30 minutes, with a 10-minute intermission

Single Show Tickets $20
Both Shows in the Repertory $30

Cast

Tori Boutin Valeria / Ensemble
Renea S. Brown Virgilia / Ensemble
Diane Curley Julia Brutus / Ensemble
James Allen Kerr Cominius / Ensemble

Henry Kramer Young Martius / Ensemble
Jessica Lefkow Volumnia / Ensemble
Robert Pike Aufidius / Ensemble
Ian Blackwell Rogers Menenius / Ensemble

Thomas Shuman Titus Lartius / Ensemble
John Stange Coriolanus
Anderson Wells Sicinius Velutus / Ensemble

Production Team

Charlene V. Smith Director
Jordan Friend Assistant Director
Brian Gillick Set Designer

Casey Kaleba Fight Director
Briana Manente Makeup Designer
Sarah Mango Stage Manager

Kristina Martin Costume Designer
Laura Esti Miller Dramaturg

This is an extraordinary Coriolanus: insightful, gripping, and painfully timely. It pulses with energy and powerful, immensely skilled performances. It’s very much a Coriolanus for right now, and must be experienced.

Joshua Engel, Theatre Bloom

This reviewer has seen a half-dozen productions of this Coriolanus, but the Brave Spirits Theatre rendition is the most enthralling of the bunch. Even if you have seen the play before, you haven’t seen Coriolanus in its full, dark glory unless you see this production.

Steven McKnight, DC Theatre Scene

Coriolanus is brought to life with a passion and vitality that that holds you captive. Brave Spirits Theatre has created a sharp, ferocious show which places the audience in the center of the action and transports them to the darkest corners of the human psyche — in a thoroughly enjoyable way. Don’t miss this one. We have a lot of fantastic Shakespeare theater in this area, but Brave Spirits more than holds their own — Coriolanus exceeds expectations and successfully pushes the boundaries in every way.

Darby DeJarnette, DC Metro Theater Arts

In usual Brave Spirits fashion, the whole cast is energetic and sells every second of the drama. Ensemble characters are flexible, and each player is a star.

Barbara Johnson, Broadway World

Breathtaking in its pace, the scenes slipping from one to the next as the actors burst from the sides or from their seats into their first lines and responses. Breathtaking in its action, the milling rabble, the battling armies, the angry Volscian mob tearing Martius to pieces in the final scene. Breathtaking in its proximity.

Eric Minton, Shakespeareances.com