VIDEO: Go Behind the Scenes of ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA at Folger Theatre

Folger Theatre launches its 2017/18 season of power, passion, and politics with William Shakespeare's romantic tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra, onstage now through November 19, 2017. Click below to watch the building of the set and hear about the show from the cast and creative team!

Directed by Robert Richmond (last season's acclaimed Timon of Athens, Othello, Henry V), the production will be presented in-the-round, offering greater intimacy to all of the intense action taking place in Rome and in Egypt, and will feature Shirine Babb (Julius Caesar, the upcoming 2018 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway) as the powerful queen Cleopatra and Cody Nickell (The Taming of the Shrew, Arcadia) as Rome's noble soldier Mark Antony.

Julius Caesar is no more, and Mark Antony, at the peak of his political power, is ensconced in Egypt at the side of the irresistible Cleopatra. Torn between his military duty toward Rome and his passionate love affair with Cleopatra, Antony finds himself engaged in both war and romance. Shakespeare's classic encompasses politics and power, love and jealousy, alliance and misalliance.

Alongside Shirine Babb and Cody Nickell, the cast of Antony and Cleoptra features Dylan Paul as Antony's rival Octavius Caesar; Nigel Gore as Antony's close friend and confidant, Enorbarbus; Simoné Elizabeth Bart as Cleopatra's dutiful lady-in-waiting, Charmian; Chris Genebach as Octavius' chief admiral of the Roman navy, Agrippa; and Robbie Gay as the third triumvir, Lepidus. The production also includes John Floyd (Mardian), Nicole King (Iras, Octavia), and Anthony Michael Martinez (Soothsayer, Eros).

Robert Richmond will be reunited with the designers who helped to create the innovative worlds for Timon of Athens, Richard III, Othello, and Henry V, including four-time Helen Hayes Award winner Tony Cisek (scenic design), Mariah Hale (costume design), and Andrew F. Griffin (lighting design). The creative team will also include Adam Stamper (music composition and sound design).

Tickets are available online at www.folger.edu/theatre or by calling the Folger Box Office at (202) 544-7077.

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