COMING SOON: Editorial commentary on Coriolanus by The Porters of Hellsgate at the Los Angeles Community of Acting & Entertainment (LACAE) Mainstage will be added in the near future. For now, this entry documents my attendance (11/23/2025) and basic information.
Full Cast & Context
The cast included:
- Michelle Grey: Coriolanus
- Dawn Alden: Tullus Aufidius
- Thomas Bigley: Menenius
- Abhimanyu Katyal: Volumnia
- Jennifer Lee Weaver: Valeria
- Jono Eiland: Brutus and ensemble
- Renée Torchio MacDonald: Sicinius and ensemble
- Ahkei Togun: Cominius and ensemble
- Lili Fox-Lim: Lieutenant to Aufidius and ensemble
- Nneoma Sampson: First Citizen and ensemble
- Howard Leder: Volscian Soldier
- Julie Lanctot: Roman Soldier
- Dana DeRuyck: 1st Senator
- Dennis Gersten: 2nd Senator
- Kate Faye: Reporter
- Dane Oliver: Fighter
- Dina Cataldi: Fighter
- Emily Grace Gargiulo: Fighter
- Klinton Buechele: Fighter
The home videos also featured Susan Whitworth Tait as Young Marcius. The videos themselves were made by Elbert Whitworth.
The production crew included:
- L. Stephanie Tait: Director
- Mackenzie Simon: Stage Manager
- Dawn Alden: Fight Choreography
- Jen Albert: Intimacy Choreography
- Brian Carroll: Scenic and Projection Design
- Athziri Morales: Lighting Design
- Nick Neidorf: Sound Design
- Thomas Bigley: Property Master
