As skeptical citizens discuss whether or not to vote for Coriolanus, Menenius tries to persuade him to speak kindly to them. Instead, he mockingly begs for their votes, but still wins enough to be approved by the Tribunes. Brutus and Sicinius, in turn, stoke resentment among the people, urging them to storm the Capitol to block Coriolanus’s confirmation before he takes away their freedoms. Enraged, Coriolanus rails against democracy, spurring Brutus and Sicinius to have him arrested for treason and brought to Traitors Rock before an angry mob.

Welcome to the third episode of the Play On Podcasts' Series Coriolanus.

Synopsis:

Disdaining democracy, Coriolanus mockingly begs the people for their votes, stirring up so much resentment that the mob turns against him and the Tribunes charge him with treason.

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The Cast:

ANDRUS NICHOLS as Brutus, Various

CHANNIE WAITES as Lartius, Various

CHING VALDES-ARAN as Volumnia, Various

DANAYA ESPERANZA as Coriolanus

JAMIE ANN ROMERO as Valeria, Various

KIM WUAN as Aufidus, Virgilia, Various

LENNE KLINGAMEN as Citizen 1, Various

NANCY RODRIGUEZ as Sicinius, Various

NEMUNA CEESAY as Citizen 3, Various

PATRENA MURRAY as Menenius

VANESSA KAI as Cominius

ZO TIPP as Young Martius, Various

Creative Team:

SEAN SAN JOSÉ, Playwright

KATE WISNIEWSKI, Director

AMRITA RAMANAN, Dramaturg

CATHERINE EATON, Script Adaptor

DANIEL BEN-SHIMON, Engineer, Sound Designer

PALMER HEFFEREN, Composer

LARRY WALSH C.A.S, Re-Recording Mixer

SADAHARU YAGI, Re-Recording Mixer

EDGAR CAMEY, Engineer

TOMMY FREED, Equipment Manage

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