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‘Julius Caesar’ will reign outside at Worcester Common Oval in August Richard Duckett Worcester Magazine | USA TODAY NETWORK
WORCESTER – William Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” is a play with resonances that echoes through the centuries to audiences from the fi rst times it was staged at the Globe Theatre in London probably in 1599 over 420 years ago. h Putting on “Julius Caesar” outside at the Worcester Common Oval this August, “I thought that the play is so hyper relevant right now I didn’t need to layer a big concept on to it. It’s relevant on its own, without putting too fi ne a point on it,” said director Livy Scanlon. h The Hanover Theatre Repertory will perform a free production of “Julius Caesar” on the steps of City Hall and the Worcester Common Oval through a partnership with the City of Worcester and support from the Downtown Worcester Business Improvement District and many sponsors and donors. “William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar” will run Aug. 4 to Aug. 22 with previews Aug. 4 to 6 and the offi cial opening night Aug. 7. Performance times are 8 p.m. The shows are free, but people can reserve seats at tables at Worcester Common Oval by going to www.thehanovertheatre.org. Reserved
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claimed by 7:30 p.m. to be guaranteed. At 7:30 p.m., unclaimed seats will be released to walk-up audience members. There is fl exibility for rain dates and additional performances. See CAESAR, Page 14
