Julius: Harlem’s Caesar
by M. Hatten
Synopsis
Julius: Harlem’s Caesar is a new reinterpretation of Shakespeare’s political tragedy set in the Harlem Renaissance.
The Harlem of the 1930s was a place of hustle, bustle, and black magic at its finest. Once Henry Pompey, a local bootlegger, is murdered, Julius Baptiste is catapulted as his replacement. A year later, as he sets to open the first Black and queer supper club, all of Harlem is thrown into a frenzied civil war as many, who once followed Julius, question his ambitions, his sexuality, and what it means to be a Black man in a white man's world.
Cast Size: 11
Drama
Adult language and content, violence, racially charged and homophobic language
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