The Corona Caesar Podcast

Imagine a time of political unrest, when a nation ravaged by disease and by the quarantine protocols enforced to contain it, teeters on the brink of collapse. Imagine the rise of a dictator who sees the discontent around him as an opportunity to extend his power, moving from politician to king…

This is the core idea of a radical and innovative approach to Shakespeare’s electrifying story of ambition, conspiracy, and its tragic aftermath, a production constructed entirely online and edited for audio. The Corona Caesar, which will be released as a five-episode podcast, is a show that embraces the restrictions of the present to make an old play fresh, compelling, and urgently contemporary.