Machiavelli's The Prince: A New Play from Central Works
Berkeley City Club (2315 Durant Ave. Berkeley, CA 94704)
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The last date listed for Machiavelli's The Prince was Saturday August 21, 2010 / 8:00pm.
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Comfortable. Berkeley style
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Small place, not a bad seat in the audience
58 Goldstar Member Reviews
Barry R.
Had to be comfortable with the concept but well acted although doing the 1500s in business suits a bit off, but overall quite good.Written on Aug 31 2009
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The two actors were very strong. Other than the overbearing music it was an enjoyable performance.Written on Aug 24 2009
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oneabogado
The show was excellent, the actors were believable, and very talented. Definitely worth seeing if you enjoy exploring the fallibility of human nature.Written on Sep 19 2009
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J
I have to say that I expected more. I love this theater and this company. I have seen both of these actors in other productions and enjoyed them. For this play though, I thought one actor was some times over acting and the other actor seemed very "monotone" with his acting. There were some few good intense moments in the production though. Half of the audience gave them a standing ovation at the end so perhaps this impacts half of the audience one way and the rest of us in another way.Written on Aug 25 2009
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More Information About Machiavelli's The Prince
Website
http://www.centralworks.org/season0910/prince.php
Quotes & Highlights
- Read The Prince, Niccolo Machiavelli's masterwork of political philosophy and the basis for the play.
Description
Machiavelli's The Prince
written and directed by Gary Graves
A Central Works Method Play
developed in collaboration with Richard Frederick, Michael Navarra & Jan Zvaifler
Featuring Mark Farrell* and Cole Alexander Smith (*member AEA), with costumes byTammy Berlin, sound by Gregory Scharpen and stage management by Louel Señores.
This engrossing drama puts Niccolo Machiavelli’s precepts to the test, pitting him against the new Duke of Florence in a clash of faith and reason. Are human beings essentially good or fundamentally untrustworthy? Does the end always justify the means? What practical alternative is there to the ruthless efficiency of tyranny?
“He who considers it necessary to secure himself in his new principality, to win friends, either by force or fraud, to make himself beloved and feared by his people, to be followed and revered by his soldiers, to exterminate those who have the power to hurt him, to change the old order of things for a new one, to be severe and gracious, to destroy a disloyal soldiery and create a new one, to maintain friendships with kings and princes in such a way that they must help him with zeal and offend him with caution, cannot find a finer example than the actions of Duke Cesare Borgia.” —Machiavelli, The Prince, Chapter VII.
About the Ticket Supplier: Central Works
Central Works Theater Ensemble is committed to the collaborative development of original works for the theater. We write, develop, and produce plays. Our focal point is originality: original ideas, original conceptions, original plays. We bring theater artists together as partners in the creation and development of intellectually and emotionally demanding works, while offering the local community daring, intimate productions at affordable prices.