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TOGAS
An immersive theatrical
experience where you will be
assigned a stock character at
random from one of three
famous Roman plays and will
have the opportunity to perform
in them! See the next page for
more information on each show!
COORDINATORS
REESE ABRAHAMOFF
DENNIS DAVIS
IDANNYS SUAREZ
LANCE LABONTE
JOSEPH GANS
MAN DAYS
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STOCK CHARACTER
POSSIBILITIES
THE ROMAN ERA 1. Adulescens AKA hero AKA young
“Roads? Where We’re Going, We Don’t Need Roads.”
straight lover (M)
Prepare for landing as we travel back in time to the 2. Virgo AKA girl next door AKA
Roman era with gladiator battles, nude miming young straight lover (F)
prostitutes, and so many other forms of
entertainment. Theatre in the Roman days surged 3. Meretrix AKA prostitute AKA sex
following the desolation of an extensive plague,
spawning the creation of theatrical games in an
worker
4. Senex AKA father/old man AKA
attempt to help appease the gods. These games
bumbling grandpa
eventually evolved into dances and performances
set to music and soon enough, the Ludi Romani, a 5. Servus AKA wily slave AKA
theatre festival honoring the Roman God Jupiter,
was born. This soon evolved into the Ludi Scaenici
tricky/clever slave
once plays started to be performed at the festival. 6. Leno AKA pimp AKA toxic
With Roman comedies and tragedies, several masculinity vibes
famous playwrights have emerged from this era
including Plautus, Terence, and Seneca, having
7. Miles Gloriousus AKA bragging
significantly impacted Roman theatre as a whole, soldier AKA protein shake bro
setting a standard for the development of the craft
8. Parasite AKA slave/servant AKA
for years to come.
greedy slave
 OTHELLO
Written by: William
Shakespeare
The story of Othello consists of a general who’s a
part of the Venetian military. Othello marries a
woman by the name of Desdemona. Othello
woos her through his tales of war and adventure.
After solidifying his position as general, a man by
name of Iago becomes infuriated because he was
passed over as Lieutenant. The position was
given to a young man by the name of Cassio.
After growing envious, Iago vows to get his
revenge against Othello. Iago does this by
manipulating Rodrigo, asking him to start a fight
with Cassio. After having Cassio’s reputation
tarnished, Iago tries to be reinstated. With getting
closer to Othello, Iago convinces Othello that
Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio. Iago
solidifies this plot by using the handkerchief
Othello gave Desdemona as evidence for his
claim. Othello is eventually convinced and
enraged which results in the killing of
Desdemona. After speaking to Emilia and coming
to the conclusion that Iago has been lying this
entire time, Othello becomes enraged with
himself, eventually taking away his own life. This
story displays the idea of power through the art
of deception. When men grow envious of one
another, they begin to plot so that they can
simply replace each other for the position of
power. Iago was clearly envious of Othello’s
position, and he was willing to do whatever he
had to do in order to dethrone him.
THYESTES
Written by: Lucius
Annaeus Seneca
The story of Atreus and Thyestes is solely
depicted upon two brothers who grew up with
Pelops and Hippodamia as their parents, but
instead of being brothers in harmony, they
became their own archenemy. When they grew
up, Atreus married the daughter of the king of
Mycenae, and Thyestes grew jealous of his
brother's success. One day, Atreus decided to
sacrifice his best lamb to the goddess Artemis,
in which later on he found a lamb with a
Golden Fleece. Atreus killed the lamb, but he
kept the Golden Fleece in a box instead of
sacrificing it to Artemis. But Artreus' wife,
Aerope, was secretly involved with Thyestes.
Aerope stole the Golden Fleece for him and
Thyestes made a bet with Atreus: whoever has
the Golden Fleece can be king. Atreus thought
he had the fleece, so he agreed to the bet.
However, Thyestes had the fleece, and this
resulted in him becoming king. Atreus
becomes very angry, making his own bet with
Thyestes, allowing him to win the thrown back.
Eventually, Atreus invited Thyestes and his two
sons over as an act of friendship. The boys
were sent off to play, while the men spoke in
private. Dinner was later served with the
addition of dessert. After lifting the lid for
desert, Thyestes came to the realization that
both of his son's heads had been chopped off.
This story is a clear depiction of power due to
the constant dynamics between both brothers
consisting of rivalry and competition.
MOSTELLARIA
Written by: Titus
Maccius Plautus
While his family is off on vacation in Egypt, Philolaches
remains home in Athens wasting his father's,
Theopropides, money on drinking, food, parties, etc.
Additionally, he borrows a large sum of money in
order to free his love interest, Philematium, from
slavery. This already demonstrates the power
dynamics between classes, specifically slaves, masters,
and women who are free. In a scene between
Philematium and Scapha, her slave woman,
Philematium confesses her undeniable love for
Philolaches to which Scapha responds harshly
insinuating that she should find another option in
case he prefers someone else. During this,
Philolaches spies on them, suggesting that he will
punish Scapha if she continues talking poorly about
him and will reward her when spoken highly of. Again,
this power dynamic between men and women is
extremely present. He soon has a large party at his
house, unaware that his father has returned. Tranio,
Theopropides's slave, collects everyone inside the
house and uses the power of deception to convince
Theopropides that the house is haunted, Philolaches
is not home, and he should not enter, hoping to cover
for Philolaches. However, at this time, a money-lender
whom Philolaches owes money to arrives and Tranio
convinces Theopropides that his son has borrowed
money to buy another house, specifically from his
neighbor Simo. He manages to tour Simo's house
when he notices two slaves knocking on the door of
his real house. He questions them and the truth of
the party is revealed. All is forgiven when a friend of
Philolaches repays the debt that is owed and
harmony is restored between father and son as well
as the slave.