November 2 to 4
by Shakespeare
directed and produced by Matt Hudson '03
Agassiz Theatre
Historical evidence suggests that this tragedy was not performed in Shakespeare's lifetime and that it may be unfinished. The play is short on action but saturated with emotion; Timon's flaw is his goodness and naivet; he is betrayed and ruined by his friends. The script has been cut significantly-from more than 50 characters to 10, and so you won't have to worry about being locked in for a four-hour tragedy. Timon in this production is being played by a woman, Julie Rattey, not to make any specific feminist point but because she's good. And since the character is written pretty much sexless and supposedly died several thousand years ago, who cares? Stage designer Josh Goldston '01 is creating an atmosphere of ruin and decay within the context of an archaeological excavation. It seems fitting, seeing as Hudson probably had to initiate an excavation of his own just in order to find this play.
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