by Albert Camus
translated by Christopher Williams
May 12-31, 2016
The Ballard Underground
Directed by Joshua Jon
Caligula, an absurdist play written by Nobel-prize winning French philosopher Albert Camus, imagines the rule of the tyrannical Roman emperor Caligula. Distraught by the death of his sister and rumored lover Drusilla, the previously benevolent ruler Caligula returns from a mysterious three-day disappearance haunted by the idea that “men die and they are not happy”. Armed with cold logic and poisoned by contempt, Caligula’s decrees and public spectacles morph from bizarre to horrific as he attempts to impose his new-found ideology upon the world around him.
Performance Schedule
May 12-31, 2016
Thursday through Saturday at 7:00PM
Industry night: Wednesday May 18, 7:00pm
Matinee: Sunday May 22, 2:00pm
Auditions are being held January 23. Read the audition notice.