Cominius names Martius “Coriolanus” and the Senate rewards his bravery by making him a Roman Consul, but suspicions linger that Coriolanus cares nothing for the people and is only serving himself.

Welcome to the second episode of the Play On Podcasts' Series Coriolanus.

Synopsis:
Cominius heaps praise on Martius for his bravery and officially names him “Coriolanus” as their soldiers applaud; Aufidius and Adrian lament their defeat but bide their time for a turn of fortune. Later, in the bathhouse, Menenius berates Brutus and Sicinius for criticizing Martius’s pride, then goes to meet Volumnia and Virgilia to await Caius Martius Coriolanus’s return to Rome. Receiving a hero’s welcome, Coriolanus is urged by his mother, Volumnia, to run for the office of Consul. Brutus and Sicinius vow to undermine his current popularity by reminding the people of Coriolanus’s disdain for them. Inside the Capitol, Menenius and Cominius lobby the Senate to reward Coriolanus’s triumph by making him Consul. The Senate agrees and Coriolanus accepts the honor, but refuses to address the people, asking the Tribunes to go to the public on his behalf. Brutus and Sicinius leave the Capitol to tell the people what happened in the Capitol.

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The Cast:
ANDRUS NICHOLS as Brutus, Various
CHANNIE WAITES as Lartius, Various
CHING VALDES-ARAN as Volumnia, Various
DANAYA ESPERANZA as Coriolanus
JAMIE ANN ROMERO as Valeria, Various
KIM WUAN as Aufidus, Virgilia, Various
LENNE KLINGAMEN as Citizen 1, Various
NANCY RODRIGUEZ as Sicinius, Various
NEMUNA CEESAY as Citizen 3, Various
PATRENA MURRAY as Menenius
VANESSA KAI as Cominius
ZO TIPP as Young Martius, Various


Creative Team:
SEAN SAN JOSÉ, Playwright
KATE WISNIEWSKI, Director
AMRITA RAMANAN, Dramaturg
CATHERINE EATON, Script Adaptor
DANIEL BEN-SHIMON, Engineer, Sound Designer
PALMER HEFFEREN, Composer
LARRY WALSH C.A.S, Re-Recording Mixer
SADAHARU YAGI, Re-Recording Mixer
EDGAR CAMEY, Engineer
TOMMY FREED, Equipment Manage
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