Two tickets for the Shakespeare Theatre Company's production of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare.  Direct by David Muse.  Good April 27-July 6, 2008.  Sidney Harmon Hall, 610 F Street, NW.

As swift and enthralling as a political thriller, Julius Caesar portrays the life-and-death struggle for power in Rome. Fearing that Caesar’s growing strength and constitutional ambitions threaten the Republic, a faction of politicians plots to assassinate him. But when Caesar is killed, chaos engulfs Rome. Alive with stunning rhetoric, Julius Caesar investigates the intoxicating effects of power and the dangers of idealism. In Caesar, Brutus and the young Marc Antony, Shakespeare created three fascinating, dynamic characters. Shakespeare Theatre Company Associate Artistic Director David Muse makes his mainstage directing debut after several hit productions at area theatres. The Washington City Paper called his production of Frozen at Studio Theatre “triumphant … glorious” and praised his “wonderfully sensitive guidance.”