About this episode
Calling for an end to democracy, the brilliant Roman General and war hero Caius Martius (Coriolanus) shames the starving and rioting citizens of Rome for their lack of military service. Meanwhile, the Volcian army, led by Martius’s blood enemy Tullus Aufidius, marches towards Rome. Welcome to the premiere episode of the Play On Podcasts' Series Coriolanus . Synopsis: The citizens of Rome, starving for grain during a post-war food shortage, riot against the aristocracy and blame the brilliant Roman General and war hero Caius Martius (Coriolanus) for their troubles. Menenius Agrippa, a Roman patrician, defends Caius Martius until Martius arrives and begins to mock and shame the people for their lack of military service, calling for an end to democracy. As he’s speaking, word arrives that a Volcian army is in the field. Martius leaves to fight them. In response to his speech, two Roman tribunes, Brutus and Sicinius, secretly denounce Martius and vow to keep an eye on him. Meanwhile, the Roman army, including their general Cominius, meets the Volcian forces and their commander, Tullus Aufidius, at the Volcian city of Coriolis. Martius’s wife, Virgilia, and his mother, Volumnia, await his return as Martius leads a rally against Coriolis, where he is locked within the city walls. He survives and single-handedly conquers Coriolis, then joins Cominius in fighting other Volcian forces elsewhere in the field, where he ends up in single combat with Aufidius, who is dragged away from the battle by his own soldiers. Play On Podcasts Series Coriolanus is produced by Next Chapter Podcasts and is made possible by the generous support of The Hitz Foundation. New episodes go live every Friday. Please subscribe, rate & review on your app of choice. Visit ncpodcasts.com/playonpodcast for bonus content including interviews, images and bios of the full cast & creative team. Visit playonshakespeare.org for more about Play On Shakespeare. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices