Titus pleads for his son’s lives but the Tribunes are unmoved. Lucius draws his sword to rescue his brothers but is overpowered and banished from Rome. Chiron and Demetrius mock Lavinia after assaulting and mutilating her, leaving her to wander the forest alone without hands or tongue. Marcus Andronicus finds her and brings her back to Titus. The family breaks down in overwhelming grief until Aaron the Moore arrives with a message from Saturninus: if Titus cuts off one of his own hands, the emperor will spare the lives of Martius and Quintus. Titus agrees but instead of getting what was promised, a messenger returns carrying Titus’s severed hand and the severed heads of his sons. His sanity cracking, Titus orders Lucius to raise an army of Goths to march against Rome.
CREDITS:
The PLAY ON PODCAST SERIES, “TITUS ANDRONICUS”, was written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE and translated into modern English verse by AMY FREED. All episodes were directed by DANNY SCHEIE. Radio play by CATHERINE EATON.
Executive Producer: MICHAEL GOODFRIEND
This podcast was recorded under a SAG-AFTRA AGREEMENT.
The cast is as follows:
JAMES CARPTENER as TITUS ANDRONICUS
PATRICK KERR as MARCUS ANDRONICUS
CAROLYN (“CARRIE”) KOZLOWSKI as TAMORA
JORDAN BARBOUR as BASSIANUS, AEMEILIUS and QUINTUS
DANNY SCHEIE as SATURNINUS
BRUCE YOUNG as AARON THE MOOR
MARK H. DOLD as LUCIUS and YOUNG LUCIUS
JAMIE ANN ROMERO as LAVINIA and THE NURSE
JOMAR TAGATAC as DEMETRIUS, MUTIUS and OTHERS
DEAN LINNARD as CHIRON, MARTIUS and OTHERS
MICHAEL GOODFRIEND as PUBLIUS, ARBUS and OTHERS
Casting by THE TELSEY OFFICE: KARYN CASL, CSA.
Original Music Composition, Mix and Sound Design by LINDSAY JONES. Sound engineering and mixing by SADAHARU YAGI. Mix Engineer and Dialogue Editor: LARRY WALSH. Podcast Mastering by GREG CORTEZ at New Monkey Studio. Coordinating Producer: TRANSCEND STREAMING (KYRA BOWIE and LEANNA KEYES).
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