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Happy closing to the cast and crew of Julius Caesar! Thank you to everyone who came out and packed the houses at the Cra...
05/17/2026

Happy closing to the cast and crew of Julius Caesar! Thank you to everyone who came out and packed the houses at the Crane Theater and made Minnesota Shakespeare Theater's first production such a rousing success.

Photo: Dan Norman

Meet the cast of Julius Caesar, which must close tomorrow, Sunday May 17. Get your tickets for the final performance at ...
05/16/2026

Meet the cast of Julius Caesar, which must close tomorrow, Sunday May 17. Get your tickets for the final performance at the Crane Theater in Minneapolis at mnshakes.org

August Chaffin - Lucius/Plebeian

August (they/them) is an actor, writer, and educator based in the Twin Cities. They are a recent graduate of the UMN BFA Acting program, and an alumni of Shakespearean Youth Theatre (time is come round!). When they're not onstage, August teaches with Children's Theatre Company.

Meet the cast of Julius Caesar, which must close tomorrow, Sunday May 17. Get your tickets for the final two performance...
05/16/2026

Meet the cast of Julius Caesar, which must close tomorrow, Sunday May 17. Get your tickets for the final two performances at The Crane Theater in Minneapolis at mnshakes.org

Ben Qualley - Metellus Cimber/Plebeian

Ben Qualley is thrilled to be a part of the Julius Caesar team, and to join MST in their first venture! Ben is a Twin Cities based actor who has worked with several theatres around town over the past few years. He would like to extend a huge thank you to his friends, family, and to his beloved Eva for constant love and support! benqualley.com

Meet the cast of Julius Caesar, which must close tomorrow, Sunday May 17. Get your tickets for the final two performance...
05/16/2026

Meet the cast of Julius Caesar, which must close tomorrow, Sunday May 17. Get your tickets for the final two performances at The Crane Theater in Minneapolis: mnshakes.org

Alexis “Lexi” Neumann - Carpenter/Popillius Lena/Titinius

Lexi is currently pursuing a BFA in Acting at UMN Twin Cities and just returned from studying in London. You may have recently seen starting a revolution in BRAND NEW ANCIENTS, keeping secrets in THE GROWN-UPS, or seeing visions of the future in a disco tech in THE WINTERS TALE. In her free time she enjoys Pina Coladas, getting caught in the rain, and looking for love in all the wrong places.

Thank you to everyone who came out and packed the house for tonight's sold out performance of JULIUS CAESAR! Two perform...
05/16/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out and packed the house for tonight's sold out performance of JULIUS CAESAR!

Two performances left and just a few tickets remain -- don't miss your last chance to see this "must see"!

Saturday, May 16th @ 7pm - only 10 tickets remaining!
Sunday, May 17th @ 2pm - fewer than 20 tickets remaining!

BOOK TICKETS NOW: mnshakes.org/tickets

Phenomenal production photography by Dan Norman

"Tear him for his bad verses!!" Tickets remain for two performances of Julius Caesar:Saturday, May 16 at 7 PM (limited a...
05/15/2026

"Tear him for his bad verses!!"

Tickets remain for two performances of Julius Caesar:

Saturday, May 16 at 7 PM (limited availability)
Sunday, May 17 at 2 PM (some availability)

Last chance to experience this thrilling and devastating reimagination of Shakespeare's great political tragedy.

GET TICKETS:

mnshakes.org

Photo: Dan Norman

Meet the cast of Julius Caesar, which must close this Sunday, May 17. Get your tickets for the final performances at the...
05/15/2026

Meet the cast of Julius Caesar, which must close this Sunday, May 17. Get your tickets for the final performances at the Crane Theater in Minneapolis at mnshakes.org

Jasmine Neshama Harrick - Portia, Plebian

Jasmine is honored and thrilled to be a part of Minnesota Shakespeare Theater’s debut production. Originally from Seattle, she just finished her junior year at the UMN where she is pursuing a BFA in acting alongside several of her awesome sauce castmates.. Previous UMN credits include Paulina in A Winter's Tale, Feste in Twelfth Night, and Ruth in Book of Days. She thanks Vee, Logan, Eleanor, Annie, August, Lexi, and everyone who made this production possible, including you! She thanks you for supporting live theatre and hopes you enjoy the show!

Meet the cast of Julius Caesar, which must close this Sunday, May 17. Get your tickets for the final performances at the...
05/15/2026

Meet the cast of Julius Caesar, which must close this Sunday, May 17. Get your tickets for the final performances at the Crane Theater in Minneapolis: mnshakes.org

David Coral - Carpenter, Cicero, Ligarius

David Coral has worked with Six Points Theater (f/k/a Minnesota Jewish Theater), Park Square, Girl Friday, Commonweal, Gremlin, TRP, among others. David spent four seasons with The Great River Shakespeare Festival, and has performed in or directed the bard’s work several times locally. He twice received a year’s best supporting actor nod for “A Lie of the Mind” for Starting Gate, and “My Name is Asher Lev” for Minnesota Jewish Theater. David is also a freelance film, commercial and voice-over talent.

05/15/2026

“The story resonates in the bones.”
-Cherry and Spoon

One more weekend: don’t miss Julius Caesar May 15-17 at The Crane Theater

Tickets: mnshakes.org/tickets

Photos by Dan Norman

"...The story resonates in the bones." - and SpoonThree more chances to catch JULIUS CAESAR this weekend: Friday, May 15...
05/15/2026

"...The story resonates in the bones." - and Spoon

Three more chances to catch JULIUS CAESAR this weekend:

Friday, May 15 @ 7pm
Saturday, May 16 @ 7pm
Sunday, May 17 @ 2pm

GET TICKETS: mnshakes.org/tickets

Don't miss this "powerful and distinctive" rendition of JULIUS CAESAR.

Photos by Dan Norman

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