Coriolanus packs his belongings and leaves his weeping family and friends in his former home. Later, Volumnia berates Brutus and Sicinius in the Coliseum for their treatment of her son. Elsewhere, the Volsce agent Adrian meets the Roman traitor and spy Nicanor, who tells him of Coriolanus’s banishment and suggests that Aufidius take advantage of the opportunity to attack Rome in its current, chaotic state. Meanwhile, Coriolanus enters the city of Antium in disguise and makes his way into Aufidius’s home, where he reveals himself to his rival and offers to join forces with him. Aufidius gladly accepts and...
Coriolanus packs his belongings and leaves his weeping family and friends in his former home. Later, Volumnia berates Brutus and Sicinius in the Coliseum for their treatment of her son. Elsewhere, the Volsce agent Adrian meets the Roman traitor and spy Nicanor, who tells him of Coriolanus’s banishment and suggests that Aufidius take advantage of the opportunity to attack Rome in its current, chaotic state. Meanwhile, Coriolanus enters the city of Antium in disguise and makes his way into Aufidius’s home, where he reveals himself to his rival and offers to join forces with him. Aufidius gladly accepts and together, they plan their attack on Rome. As Brutus and Sicinius bask in the aftermath of Coriolanus’s banishment, they receive news of the Volsces imminent attack. Menenius and Cominius blame the Tribunes as word spreads and panic grows among the masses.
Welcome to the fifth episode of the Play On Podcasts' Series Coriolanus.
Synopsis:
Volumnia berates the Tribunes in the Coliseum for banishing her son, Coriolanus, who goes to Antium to join forces with Aufidius against his former home, causing panic among the masses as word of the Volsces’ imminent attack spreads through Rome.
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The Cast:
ANDRUS NICHOLS as Brutus, Various
CHANNIE WAITES as Lartius, Various
CHING VALDES-ARAN as Volumnia, Various
DANAYA ESPERANZA as Coriolanus
JAMIE ANN ROMERO as Valeria, Various
KIM WUAN as Aufidus, Virgilia, Various
LENNE KLINGAMEN as Citizen 1, Various
NANCY RODRIGUEZ as Sicinius, Various
NEMUNA CEESAY as Citizen 3, Various
PATRENA MURRAY as Menenius
VANESSA KAI as Cominius
ZO TIPP as Young Martius, Various
Creative Team:
SEAN SAN JOSÉ, Playwright
KATE WISNIEWSKI, Director
AMRITA RAMANAN, Dramaturg
CATHERINE EATON, Script Adaptor
DANIEL BEN-SHIMON, Engineer, Sound Designer
PALMER HEFFEREN, Composer
LARRY WALSH C.A.S, Re-Recording Mixer
SADAHARU YAGI, Re-Recording Mixer
EDGAR CAMEY, Engineer
TOMMY FREED, Equipment Manage
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