10/15/2026
MEET THE CAST
Grace Walker (she/her) as Octavius
Kari Grundmeier (she/her) as Calpurnia
Emily Heck (she/her) as Portia
Natali Jorgensen (she/her) as Lucius
Eli Wood (he/him) as Cinna the Poet
If you were suddenly in power, what is the first thing you would change and why? •
Natali • “I would make public transit free and widespread, because I wish it was easier to use”
• If you were actually living in the 1870s western prairie, what would you really enjoy? What would you really not enjoy? •
Emily • “I've always romanticized pioneer times, so in my mind, I'd enjoy living a simpler life—having animals, living off the land, making everything from scratch. But in reality? I wouldn’t enjoy all the illness and death from things we can easily cure today. ”
Eli • “I would enjoy living without phones and I would not enjoy having to use horses instead of cars.”
Natali • “I would enjoy the fact that sewing would be more useful, and being able to see more stars would be nice. I would miss some of the conveniences of modern life, but I would either love or hate washing day.”
Grace • “If I were transported to live in the 1870s, I would enjoy almost every part of it for approximately a week. The Laura Ingalls Wilder books about being a prairie girl were some of my favorites growing up. I’d especially like to experience the wildness of the prairie under the big open sky. My grandma lives in a prairie town that was founded by Civil War veterans from both sides, and it would be very interesting to be present for some of those early town hall conversations. I would, however, quickly get sick of the backbreaking labor and the culture shock.”
• Who is your favorite Shakespeare character and why? •
Eli • "Mercutio. He is a hot mess.”
Natali • “Maria from Twelfth Night is one of my favorite Shakespeare characters. There are so many ways to portray her, each with such different implications for the plot.”
In a group setting, are you more prone to lead or follow? •
Natali • “I tend to observe, which ends up being following most of the time.”
Kari • “I definitely have the capacity to be a leader but I prefer not to make decisions for other people.”
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Join us for Julius Caesar with Arts Garden!!
Dates >> November 6-15, 2026
Location >> The Crane Theater - 2303 Kennedy St NE UNIT 120, Minneapolis, MN 55413
Tickets >>artsgarden . org / upcomingshows . html (Meta limits how many links we can share, so copy and paste into your browser and remove spaces, or visit our Facebook event.)
