MBS PRODUCTIONS

What has been said about Petronius' Satyricon:

"written with great elegance and spirit, and though the subjects may give offense to some narrow-minded people, the author will always be held in esteem by any person of wit and learning."  - Tobias Smollet.

"He startled me at first, but I liked him."  - D.H. Lawrence

"singularly silly" - Robert Louis Stevenson

"reeking with...filth" -  Lytton Strachey

"if you doubt the essential truth about Petronius, you may see his grim comedy enacted everyday." T.S. Eliot

"a brilliant comic exploration of an ancient empire in decline...[it] has never ceased to delight and scandalize." - R. Bracht Brahnham.

"timeless bawdiness, shockingly rude" -Nicholas Lezard

"Best. Play. EVER." - Dylan Peck

Satyricon

By Gaius Petronius

Cast in order of appearance and principal speaking roles:

Encolpius:                                                   Philip Gage

Luscina, Liarnora, Circe:            Sara “Ragsy” Ragsdale

Ascyltos, Lichas:                                     Dillon M. Ford

Giton:                                                            Josh Lofty

Quartilla, Fortunata, Tryphanea, Chrysis:   Emily Murphy

Appetizer, Seleucus, Eumolpus:                   Dylan Peck

Trimalchio:                                        Mark-Brian Sonna

Phileros, Oenothea:                                 Megan Duelm

Location:  Rome, and various other cities in the Roman Empire.

Time: 62 AD, during the reign of Nero.

There will be a 15 minute intermission.

Directed:  Mark-Brian Sonna

Production Assistant:  Dylan Peck

Costumes, Lighting: Alejandro de la Costa

Set & Props: Larry E. Groseclose

 Production Consultant: Charles Ballinger

Music & Make-up Design: Mark-Brian Sonna

Light Tech: Justin Knox

Lighting Operator:  Chandler Jones