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The Tragicomedy of Julia Caesar

by Dave Hammers

Sarah and Dave think it would be fun to direct a play for drama club. And they both love Julius Caesar. What could go wrong?

How about a drama diva who wants to play the lead, wants her way with the story, and wants a post-death dance number? Rome is now in Georgia, Brutus is allergic to peanut butter, and there might be a giant killer robot on his way to crush Caesar's enemies. Nothing wrong at all.

Comedy Backstage Comedy Classical Adaptation Shakespeare

Average Producer Rating: 4.5 out of 5

Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 82 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
31 Characters
5 M 4 F 22 Any Gender
Set
Simple set
Length
85 pages
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31 Characters

  • 5 Males
  • 4 Females
  • 22 Any Gender

Characters in this play are currently identified as male or female. Directors are welcome to assign any gender (binary or non-binary) to any character and modify pronouns accordingly.

  • SARAH Female 72 lines
    Student Director
  • DAVE Male 90 lines
    Student Director
  • STAGEHAND Male
    Silent Character. Crewmember Wanting to be an Actor on Stage
  • JULIA CAESAR Female 146 lines
    General and Stateswoman of Rome
  • MARCIA BRUTUS Female 158 lines
    Roman Senator. Conspirator and Julia’s BFF
  • CASSIE Female 85 lines
    Roman Senator. Main Conspirator against Julia
  • CALPURNICUS Male 28 lines
    Julia’s Boyfriend. Thinks he’s playing Copernicus
  • MARK ANTONY Male 62 lines
    Roman General. Trusted Supporter of Julia
  • CICERO Any gender 4 lines
    Roman Orator
  • OCTAVIA CAESAR Any gender 24 lines
    Julia’s Niece
  • LEPIDUS Any gender 15 lines
    Roman Patrician, Supporter of Julia Caesar
  • FLAVIUS Any gender 10 lines
    Roman Tribune/Hall Monitor
  • MARULLUS Any gender 3 lines
    Roman Tribune/Hall Monitor
  • PORTICUS Male 19 lines
    Marcia Brutus’ Boyfriend
  • SOOTHSAYER Any gender 6 lines
    Fortune teller
  • DECIUS BRUTUS Any gender 28 lines
    Roman Politician and Conspirator, not to be confused with Marcia (Marcus) Brutus
  • CASCA Any gender 48 lines
    Roman Politician and Conspirator
  • CINNA Any gender 19 lines
    Roman Senator and Conspirator
  • METELLUS CIMBER Any gender 5 lines
    Roman Senator and Conspirator
  • LUCIUS Any gender 41 lines
    Marcia’s Servant
  • TREBONIUS Any gender 20 lines
    Roman Senator and Conspirator
  • ARTEMIDORUS Any gender 5 lines
    Roman who tries to save Caesar
  • MESSENGER Any gender 4 lines
    Delivers Messages to and for Mark Antony
  • CINNA THE POET Any gender 5 lines
    Poet that the Angry Mob Confuses with Cinna
  • CASSIE’S OFFICER Any gender 3 lines
    Officer in Cassie’s Army

Praise for The Tragicomedy of Julia Caesar

5 out of 5 stars
Tom Baker
Delone Catholic High School
I’d highly recommend it to anyone looking for a good high-school comedy!
5 out of 5 stars
Kelly Spoering
Alice Jamieson Girls' Academy
We had a wonderful experience with this play! We prepared it with a group of grade 8/9 students, and the humour and language used in the play were right in their comfort zone.
4 out of 5 stars
RACHEL DOWLING
LINCOLN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1
We loved putting this play on. It was a great crowd pleaser, and the kids actually felt like it was funny.

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