Word: cassius
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...feet above the Atlantic Ocean, I could barely contain my excitement—here I was, preparing to study and compete in the country that had dominated athleticism in the 20th century: the country of a defiant Jesse Owens, running in the face of Nazi Aryanization; the country where Cassius Clay became Muhammad Ali; the country that bore witness to the “Miracle on Ice”.Only when I stepped off the plane and took my first tentative steps in the New World did I truly begin to perceive the complex beast that is the American sports...
...great benefit of the production’s focus on the conspirators was that Gentry and Berman, who play Brutus and Cassius respectively, were the standouts of the cast. Gentry, who is always fantastic, played the stoic Brutus with the requisite gravity and intensity, but with enough emotion so that he wasn’t just a cipher...
...Berman’s Cassius was the perfect foil to Brutus: energetic and passionate where Brutus was calm and considered. Berman seemed perpetually on the verge of attacking someone, making the character fiery and the play livelier. At one point Cassius and Brutus came to blows, proving that both wield a mean fencing sword...
...Shields was also excellent. As Antony, he delivered the funeral oration—his big moment in what could otherwise be considered a Brutus and Cassius show—with fantastic emotion and more than a touch of the manipulation, making it obvious why the speech could shift public opinion so rapidly...
...Julius Caesar” is a malleable play: It is adaptable to many themes, and Mead and Salas made the Loeb Ex version about the actions and eventual downfall of Brutus and Cassius. It seemed at times that it might have become a play about current events, or political truths, but the production never quite reached that point. It worked quite well, however, as a showcase for some great acting and for the language and story of the play itself—a feature that on its own is enough to recommend the show...