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'CHAMBER JULIUS CAESAR' TAKES A MARTIAL ARTS APPROACH.(What's Happening)

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From: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)
Date: 20080104
Author:Adcock, Joe

Byline: JOE ADCOCK P-I theater critic

So what will "Julius Caesar" be this time? Mafia slasher epic? Fascism on the rise? Sub-Saharan warlords on a rampage? Or good old-fashioned togas, sandals, daggers and swords?

William Shakespeare's 1599 tragedy "Julius Caesar" is uniquely malleable. Its red-hot politics and white-hot violence are archetypal. They pretty much fit into any form of political anguish that an ambitious director thinks will make for an exciting show.

Seattle director Gregg Loughridge has credibility when it comes to high-concept Shakespeare. Last ...

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