CONVERSATIONS IN TUSCULUM

February – March 2008 (The Public Theater; New York, NY)

Assistant Director: Niegel Smith, Written & Directed by Richard Nelson

Conversations in Tusculum reimagines the intense interaction among Brutus (Aidan Quinn), Cassius (David Strathairn), and Cicero (Brian Dennehy) leading up to the assassination of Julius Caesar, the leader they had once followed into battle but whom they have come to despise. Passionate in their beliefs but torn by their sense of loyalty, they struggle to continue believing in him despite their fear that his actions may pose great dangers to the nation.