BeforE the Fall

Playwrite

Draft 6

Rome’s Fiercest Warrior. Reimagined.

Based on Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Coriolanus

Before the Fall has received readings at Reutan Theatre Collective, Prop Thtr, & The Chicago Playwright’s Group.

This re-imagination of the Tragedy of Coriolanus by William Shakespeare theorizes a new version of the historic fall of the greatest empire in western civilization. The play follows General Caius Martius' journey from being Rome's most elite soldier to being it's most hated enemy. Martius defies Roman traditions, wreaks havoc on his friendships (the few that he has), nearly burns his family’s legacy to the ground, and even turns his back on his homeland when he joins the ranks of his arch nemesis.

What will come before the fall of Rome? Martius will.