About this episode
Coriolanus packs his belongings and leaves his weeping family and friends in his former home. Later, Volumnia berates Brutus and Sicinius in the Coliseum for their treatment of her son. Elsewhere, the Volsce agent Adrian meets the Roman traitor and spy Nicanor, who tells him of Coriolanus’s banishment and suggests that Aufidius take advantage of the opportunity to attack Rome in its current, chaotic state. Meanwhile, Coriolanus enters the city of Antium in disguise and makes his way into Aufidius’s home, where he reveals himself to his rival and offers to join forces with him. Aufidius gladly accepts and together, they plan their attack on Rome. As Brutus and Sicinius bask in the aftermath of Coriolanus’s banishment, they receive news of the Volsces imminent attack. Menenius and Cominius blame the Tribunes as word spreads and panic grows among the masses. Welcome to the fifth episode of the Play On Podcasts' Series Coriolanus . Synopsis: Volumnia berates the Tribunes in the Coliseum for banishing her son, Coriolanus, who goes to Antium to join forces with Aufidius against his former home, causing panic among the masses as word of the Volsces’ imminent attack spreads through Rome. 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