The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves…

Join ESC for our exploration of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar in our ongoing Works in Progress series of one-night-only events.

Works in Progress offers a glimpse into ESC’s unique and innovative process, which focuses on utilizing ensemble and presence for storytelling.

The evening will feature ESC’s working performance of Acts I, II, & III.1 of Julius Caesar, followed by cocktails and conviviality.

Julius Caesar tells the story of a murder that changed the course of western civilization. Far more, however, than dramatizing a bloody assassination, the play invites us into the hearts and minds of the humans whose words, actions, and ambitions transformed their society and indeed our world. The play never decides who is right but invites the audience to engage with its debates on democracy, leadership, morality, and honor.

From our unique and innovative rehearsal process, ESC delivers an intimate, dynamic Julius Caesar that challenges, questions, seduces, and embraces the audience as actors and audience enter a forum wherein ideas and values battle. Julius Caesar speaks to our present moment in a way few other plays can and demands the presence, clarity, and immediacy that are signatures of ESC performances.