SENECA AND THE SOUL OF NERO
by Marcia Eppich-Harris
History remembers Nero as one of the most bombastic and cruel emperors of the ancient world. His tutor and later advisor, Seneca, the stoic philosopher and dramatist, takes drastic measures to reign in the emperor, and in his quest to save Rome, Seneca writes some of his most enduring plays. Focused on the power and failures of the political insider, Seneca and the Soul of Nero looks back to ancient Rome to hold the mirror up to modern American politics.
- Cast Size: 11M 6W 1Baby Doll (Doubling Possible)
- Running Time: 90+ minutes
- Royalty Rate: $75 per performance
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About the Playwright
Named one of the Top Ten Performing Arts Luminaries in central Indiana in 2022 by On the Aisle with Tom Alvarez, Marcia Eppich-Harris is the artistic director and founder of Southbank Theatre Company in Indianapolis. She holds a PhD in Shakespeare and Dramatic Literature and taught at the college level for over sixteen years. Her publications include plays, fiction, poetry, scholarship, interviews, and reviews. Her writing focuses thematically on politics, philosophy, the arts, gender, family, and culture. Her full-length plays include Seneca and the Soul of Nero, The Profession, her musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida, for which she wrote the music and lyrics, Shit Cake, and Seeking Nietzsche, which was named the most impressive production of a drama by Daniel Shock in 2023 on A Seat on the Aisle. The Profession (2023) and Seneca and the Soul of Nero (2024) were both published by Next Stage Press.
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