Marianna Caldwell

Marianna Caldwell is an actor and writer, originally from the Midwest and based in New York City, where she was last seen as Octavius in the New York Times‘ heralded Shakespeare in the Parking Lot production of Julius Caesar. Previously, Marianna appeared in Bird Brain and Julius Caesar with The Drilling Company, and the original production of Exit Shakespeare with Hidden Staircase Theatre Company. Regionally, she has performed at the Hangar Theatre, Illusion Theater, Riverside Theatre Shakespeare Festival, Minnesota Shakespeare Project, It’s About Time Theater, and the Minnesota Fringe Festival. Credits include the Baroness de Rothschild in the world premiere of Crème de Coco by William Luce, directed by Broadway director Phil McKinley (Boy From Oz), Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Edgar in King Lear, Daisy Cutter in the world premiere of Cirque de Guerre, and Lilly in Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse.

Visit Marianna online at www.mariannacaldwell.com.

About

Exit Shakespeare is a new 90 minute play, which developed out of a collaboration of female artists. It premiered Off-Off Broadway as part of the 2009 SITE Festival in Brooklyn. Since its premiere, Exit Shakespeare has continued to grow and develop through a series of workshops into a full play. Utilizing the texts of Shakespeare’s most celebrated women as well as original dialogue, Exit Shakespeare depicts Will in the last moments of his life. He is compelled to re-examine his troubled relationships with his wife and daughters, and it is only through the aid of his female characters that Will can achieve peace and make his final exit. The play is performed with four actors.