Machiavelli's The Prince: A New Play from Central Works
Berkeley City Club, Between Ellsworth and Dana (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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58 Goldstar Member Reviews
J. Sidney Russell
Written on Oct 05 2010The acting was very good. But it just was not my cup of tea.
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lorisnowco
Written on Aug 18 2010Incredibly well acted. A novel concept to consider what might have transpired between these two men and how each would view the same set of circumstances. Like the other reviewers, there are many political parallels between the Florence of then and the US of late. Quite a thought provoking work. Definitely worth seeing and the Berkley City Club is beautiful.
Goldstar Member
Written on Aug 17 2010Although the meeting between Machiavelli and the prince did not happen in actuality, one gets a very good sense of the history and the characters. Very well written and acted. The setting taking place in a room of the Berkeley City Club was very well chosen for the meeting place of these two characters.
sflass
Written on Aug 17 2010Most excellent! Well written, wonderfully acted and executed, an intriguing story, and the bonus of being in the beautiful Berkeley City Club designed by Julia Morgan - a wonderful evening!
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.