I saw Titus Andronicus at Shakespeare in the Park in NYC; this was possibly 1989. Kate Mulgrew (Star Trek's Captain Janeway) played Tamora, the wicked mother and Queen of the Goths. Good grief! She played it to the hilt! Horrifically sinister! After the play when the actors playing her two evil sons, Demetrius and Chiron, came out for their bow, everyone in the audience boo'd. Nearly angrily! Then everyone--the audience, the two evil sons, the entire cast--burst into laughter. It was probably the most fun I have ever had at play. Moreover underscoring that Aristotle is absolutely right about drama and catharsis!
HERE, form the New York Public Library Digital Collections, are more stills from that wonderful production.
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