The Acting Company/Guthrie Theater collaboration has had hits and misses, but we can be thankful that it supplies the Twin Cities with a steady stream of top-notch, freshly conceived Shakespeare productions. At a time when comparisons between the United States and Rome in decline are increasingly commonplace, director Rob Melrose should have fertile ground to till in his new Julius Caesar, offically opening today after a few days of preview performances at the Dowling Studio. With the notable exception of longtime standby Sid Solomon as Cassius, the cast features a lot of fresh faces—so even though the play’s conclusion has been foregone for a couple thousand years, this show should still contain plenty of (hopefully pleasant) surprises.
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