Photo Flash: A Sneak Peek at JULIUS CAESAR y The Writers' Theater.

Julius Caesar opens tonight at the Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols Theatre. Shakespeare's masterpiece of power and conspiracy, friendship and betrayal, stands as the greatest political drama ever written. Caesar has made Rome the world's most powerful Empire through his brilliant military strategies, and upon his return from the wars the citizens of Rome wish to abandon the Republic and crown him king. When his fellow senators decide that his advancement must be halted, they come to a brutal and extreme solution: the great man must fall.

With a newly streamlined adaptation by Michael Halberstam and Scott Parkinson that is both epic in scale and arrestingly intimate, this fresh and innovative look at the text will immerse audiences in the struggle for global supremacy, raising important questions about the responsibilities of a citizenry when confronting radicalism and tyranny.

First performance: Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Press opening: Wednesday, September 14 at 7:30pm

Closing performance: Sunday, October 16, 2016

Tuesdays - Fridays: 7:30pm

(with 3:00pm Wednesday matinees on September 21 and 28)

Saturdays: 3:00pm (except September 10) and 7:30pm

Sundays: 2:00pm and 6:00pm (except September 11, 25 and October 2)

Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols Theatre at

325 Tudor Court, Glencoe

Prices for all performances range from $35 - $80

Purchase early for best prices

The Box Office is located at 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe;

847-242-6000; www.writerstheatre.org

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