As the citizens riot for Coriolanus’s punishment, Menenius begs the Senate to show mercy and persuades them to allow Coriolanus to return home while they work to calm the angry mob. Together, Menenius and the Senators lament Coriolanus’s faults, then defend him against the vengeance of the Tribunes, Brutus and Sicinius, who agree to let Coriolanus defend himself in a public trial against charges of treason. Back in the safety of his home, Volumnia berates her son for his impulsivity and begs him to apologize to the people, while Menenius and Cominius offer their support. Coriolanus reluctantly agrees to return to the marketplace to stand trial and make amends. Meanwhile, Sicinius and Brutus work secretly to stir up the passions of the crowd in order to provoke Coriolanus’s rage, so that the Senate will take immediate action against him. The plan works. Coriolanus cannot keep his cool against accusations of treason and flies into a rage. Neither Cominius nor Menenius can turn the tide. The Tribunes banish Coriolanus from Rome for life.

Welcome to the fourth episode of the Play On Podcasts' Series Coriolanus.

Synopsis:
The citizens riot against Coriolanus while he shelters at home, where his mother begs him to return to the marketplace and make a public apology. But once he begins to address the crowd, Coriolanus cannot contain his rage and is banished from Rome.

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The Cast:
ANDRUS NICHOLS as Brutus, Various
CHANNIE WAITES as Lartius, Various
CHING VALDES-ARAN as Volumnia, Various
DANAYA ESPERANZA as Coriolanus
JAMIE ANN ROMERO as Valeria, Various
KIM WUAN as Aufidus, Virgilia, Various
LENNE KLINGAMEN as Citizen 1, Various
NANCY RODRIGUEZ as Sicinius, Various
NEMUNA CEESAY as Citizen 3, Various
PATRENA MURRAY as Menenius
VANESSA KAI as Cominius
ZO TIPP as Young Martius, Various

Creative Team:
SEAN SAN JOSÉ, Playwright
KATE WISNIEWSKI, Director
AMRITA RAMANAN, Dramaturg
CATHERINE EATON, Script Adaptor
DANIEL BEN-SHIMON, Engineer, Sound Designer
PALMER HEFFEREN, Composer
LARRY WALSH C.A.S, Re-Recording Mixer
SADAHARU YAGI, Re-Recording Mixer
EDGAR CAMEY, Engineer
TOMMY FREED, Equipment Manage
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