★★★★ “A blend of the contemporary and the classical…Ash K. Tata keeps the action clear and active… The performances are always crystalline…Shakespeare charts a clear rise and fall for his doomed protagonist, and McKinley Belcher III surfs those waves exuberantly…As embodied by the commanding Roslyn Ruff, Volumnia is an iceberg: cool and sturdy, with a power that looms beneath the surface.” —Billy McEntee, Time Out
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“McKinley Belcher III gives a colossal performance…You don’t need gimmicks when your cast is this good…It was Belcher that brought a tear to my eye at the end. In the words of Aufidius, ‘I was moved withal.’” —Pete Hempstead, TheaterMania
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“There are no weak links in the cast. Roslyn Ruff’s understated power as Volumnia and Jason O’Connell’s heartbreaking valor as Menenius Agrippa balance the searching pain and sacrifice of Belcher’s title soldier.” —Amelia Merrill, New York Theatre Guide
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“Mickey Sumner has a forceful, sinewy presence and speaks the verse with notable fluidity and nuance.” —Charles Isherwood, The Wall Street Journal
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The Tragedy of Coriolanus runs through March 1 at Polonsky Shakespeare Center.