He captures all the youthful stubbornness and defiance of the warrior, the locked up feeling of a man raised to be a killer. The rest of the Bare Bardians do full justice to their many roles. Ingram's line delivery, like Epstein's, is thrilling. Lisa Wolpe also deserves special mention for her passionate portrayal of Sicinius Velutus, a Tribune to the people. In this, as in her other roles, she makes a most persuasive case for cross-gender casting.
Praise is also due to some of the striking images created within the production's simple framework.
Last, but hardly least, a word about the music which plays a major role as a result of an unusual collaboration between Tina Packer and five composing interns of the Tanglewood Music Center. This hour long lecture whetted my appetite to find out how it all turned out. I was not disappointed. With one of the composers, Dan Cooper, working with the company's sound designers Mark Huang and Jason Fitzgerald, the newly composed pieces were hauntingly beautiful and at all times supported rather than overwhelmed the play. The recent star-cast London production of Coriolanus is headed for a brief visit to another very large stage, the Brooklyn Academy of Music.