Julius Caesar Reviews

DCist- Somewhat Recommended

"...Avant Bard Theatre's latest production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, adapted and directed by Kathleen Akerly - artistic director of absurdist D.C. theater company Longacre Lea - mixes Shakespeare's text with contemporary scenes that both reflect on and interact with the original. The result is a cerebral but often confusing piece of theater that pushes the boundaries of what stagecraft can do and asks audiences to jump through perhaps too many intellectual hoops."

BroadwayWorld- Highly Recommended

"...Avant Bard's production of Julius Caesar is thoughtful, charming, and thoroughly entertaining. It's well worth the trip over the river for Shakespeare fans and critics alike, and will hopefully change the way you view the classical figure and play that loom so large in our world."

DC Theater Arts- Recommended

"...The script that Akerley wrote and directs for Avant Bard’s current production removes Caesar entirely from the stage. He’s alluded to, heard from, and implied, but he never appears as a character. Even the body after Caesar’s stabbing appears as a long silken scarf that drifts to the floor in a bundle. In removing Caesar physically, the play becomes a remarkable construct in reacting to the effect of Caesar."