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The Golden Six
Author(s):
Maxwell Anderson
as told by Judith Crist in the NY Herald-Tribune; "THE GOLDEN SIX is a colorful and cynical account of the four Caesars who ruled from 27 B.C. to 54 A.D., stopping short of Nero...The 'golden six' are the grandsons and step-grandsons of Augustus Caesar, who hopes to choose one as his heir. All but the limping and stuttering Claudius are handsome and heroic, and all six are staunch outspoken republicans opposed to their grandfather's consolidation of power and emergence as Emperor. Augustus' wife, Livia, plays the doting grandmother and the loyal spouse...By the end of Act I we know Livia for what she is. Two of the grandsons have been murdered and a third banished on perjured testimony." Livia poisons Augustus, having first forced him to name her son as his successor. Then she insists that Tiberius name Caligua, rather than his own son, as his successor. The Empire goes from bad to worse and Caligua comes to an untidy end, his power-mad tactics eventually bringing his own destruction. At the end of the play Claudius, who has wanted to restore the republic, finds himself Emperor and can do nothing but accept that unwanted role.
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| Genre(s): | Drama
| | Time Period(s): | Not Available | | Play Type: | Play | | Runtime: | Not Available | | Acts: | Not Available | | Set Complexity: | Not Available | | Set Information: | Not Available | | Year First Published: | Not Available | | Total Characters: | 20 | | Male Characters: | 16 | | Female Characters: | 9 | | Androgynous Characters: | -5 | | Minimum Cast: | Not Available | | Maximum Cast: | Not Available | | Cost: | FEE: $40 per performance
Royalty/cost information prone to change.
Please check with the publisher for the most accurate information. | | Publisher: | Dramatists Play Service
Click on the publisher's name above for additional information, including updated prices. | | ISBN: | Not Available |
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