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Coriolanus

By William Shakespeare
Translation by Sean San José

A powerfully topical new translation of Shakespeare’s study of military power and political folly.

Bay Area director, actor, and producer Sean San José takes on the themes of power and politics in his version of Coriolanus, Shakespeare’s exploration of militaristic might and political folly. San José’s take on this little-known classic reimagines the text to be spoken by and for a community of “others.” The translation, which brings Shakespeare’s language into our era, rendering its thematic and dramatic power broadly accessible, is powered by a reexamination of populism in our current political moment.

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Playwrights

Aditi Brennan Kapil

Playwright: Measure for Measure
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Alison Carey

Playwright: Twelfth Night
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Amelia Roper

Playwright: The Two Gentlemen of Verona
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Amy Freed

Playwright: The Taming of the Shrew, Titus Andronicus
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Andrea Thome

Playwright: Cymbeline
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Brighde Mullins

Playwright: King John
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Caridad Svich

Playwright: Henry VIII
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Christina Anderson

Playwright: The Comedy of Errors
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Christopher Chen

Playwright: Antony and Cleopatra
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David Ivers

Playwright: As You Like It
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Dipika Guha

Playwright: The Merry Wives of Windsor
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Douglas P. Langworthy

Playwright: Henry VI -Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
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Elise Thoron

Playwright: The Merchant of Venice
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Ellen McLaughlin

Playwright: Pericles
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Hansol Jung

Playwright: Romeo and Juliet
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Jeff Whitty

Playwright: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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Josh Wilder

Playwright: Love’s Labour’s Lost
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Kenneth Cavander

Playwright: The Tempest, Timon of Athens
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Lillian Groag

Playwright: Troilus and Cressida
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Lisa Peterson

Playwright: Hamlet
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Lloyd Suh

Playwright: Henry V
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Marcus Gardley

Playwright: King Lear
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Mfoniso Udofia

Playwright: Othello
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Migdalia Cruz

Playwright: Macbeth, Richard III
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Naomi Iizuka

Playwright: Richard II
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Octavio Solis

Playwright: Edward III
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Ranjit Bolt

Playwright: Much Ado About Nothing
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Sean San José

Playwright: Coriolanus
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Shishir Kurup

Playwright: Julius Caesar
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Tim Slover

Playwright: The Two Noble Kinsmen
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Tracy Young

Playwright: The Winter’s Tale
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Virginia Grise

Playwright: All’s Well That Ends Well
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Yvette Nolan

Playwright: Henry IV – Part 1, Part 2
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Dramaturgs

Aaron Malkin

Dramaturg: Romeo and Juliet
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Alan Armstrong

Dramaturg: Pericles
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Alex Barron

Dramaturg: Othello
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Andrea Hiebler

Dramaturg: Henry V
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Andrew Ian Carlson

Dramaturg: Measure for Measure
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Ayanna Thompson

Dramaturg: Othello
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Ben Pryor

Dramaturg: The Winter’s Tale
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Christian Parker

Dramaturg: The Tempest
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Christine Sumption

Dramaturg: The Merry Wives of Windsor
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Davina Moss

Dramaturg: Love’s Labour’s Lost
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Desdemona Chiang

Dramaturg: Antony and Cleopatra
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Drew Barr

Dramaturg: King John
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Drew Lichtenberg

Dramaturg: The Taming of the Shrew
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Heidi Schreck

Dramaturg: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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Ishia Bennison

Dramaturg: Macbeth, Richard III
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James Magruder

Dramaturg: Troilus and Cressida
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John Dias

Dramaturg: Cymbeline
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Joy Meads

Dramaturg: Richard II
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Julie Felise Dubiner

Dramaturg: Henry VIII, The Merchant of Venice
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Kate McConnell

Dramaturg: The Two Gentlemen of Verona
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Katie Peterson

Dramaturg: King John
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Kimberly Colburn

Dramaturg: Edward III
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Lezlie C. Cross

Dramaturg: As You Like It, Titus Andronicus, Twelfth Night
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Liz Engelman

Dramaturg: Measure for Measure
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Luan Schooler

Dramaturg: Hamlet
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Lue Douthit

Dramaturg: Timon of Athens
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Lydia G. Garcia

Dramaturg: Much Ado About Nothing
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Martine Kei Green-Rogers

Dramaturg: The Two Noble Kinsmen, The Comedy of Errors
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Mead K Hunter

Dramaturg: Henry VI -Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
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Nakissa Etemad

Dramaturg: King Lear
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Nancy Keystone

Dramaturg: Julius Caesar
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Natsuko Ohama

Dramaturg: All’s Well That Ends Well
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Philippa Kelly

Dramaturg: King Lear
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Rob Melrose

Dramaturg: Coriolanus
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Waylon Lenk

Dramaturg: Henry IV, Part 1 & Part 2
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