Cominius names Martius “Coriolanus” and the Senate rewards his bravery by making him a Roman Consul, but suspicions linger that Coriolanus cares nothing for the people and is only serving himself.

Welcome to the second episode of the Play On Podcasts' Series Coriolanus.

Synopsis:

Cominius heaps praise on Martius for his bravery and officially names him “Coriolanus” as their soldiers applaud; Aufidius and Adrian lament their defeat but bide their time for a turn of fortune. Later, in the bathhouse, Menenius berates Brutus and Sicinius for criticizing Martius’s pride, then goes to meet Volumnia and Virgilia to await Caius Martius Coriolanus’s return to Rome. Receiving a hero’s welcome, Coriolanus is urged by his mother, Volumnia, to run for the office of Consul. Brutus and Sicinius vow to undermine his current popularity by reminding the people of Coriolanus’s disdain for them. Inside the Capitol, Menenius and Cominius lobby the Senate to reward Coriolanus’s triumph by making him Consul. The Senate agrees and Coriolanus accepts the honor, but refuses to address the people, asking the Tribunes to go to the public on his behalf. Brutus and Sicinius leave the Capitol to tell the people what happened in the Capitol.

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The Cast:

ANDRUS NICHOLS as Brutus, Various

CHANNIE WAITES as Lartius, Various

CHING VALDES-ARAN as Volumnia, Various

DANAYA ESPERANZA as Coriolanus

JAMIE ANN ROMERO as Valeria, Various

KIM WUAN as Aufidus, Virgilia, Various

LENNE KLINGAMEN as Citizen 1, Various

NANCY RODRIGUEZ as Sicinius, Various

NEMUNA CEESAY as Citizen 3, Various

PATRENA MURRAY as Menenius

VANESSA KAI as Cominius

ZO TIPP as Young Martius, Various

Creative Team:

SEAN SAN JOSÉ, Playwright

KATE WISNIEWSKI, Director

AMRITA RAMANAN, Dramaturg

CATHERINE EATON, Script Adaptor

DANIEL BEN-SHIMON, Engineer, Sound Designer

PALMER HEFFEREN, Composer

LARRY WALSH C.A.S, Re-Recording Mixer

SADAHARU YAGI, Re-Recording Mixer

EDGAR CAMEY, Engineer

TOMMY FREED, Equipment Manage

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