Teen Actors Needed for "Coriolanus" Play

A Roman general, he is given the name “Coriolanus” after he leads the Roman armies to victory against the Volscian city of Corioles. Brave, fearsome in battle, and extremely honorable, he is also overly proud, immature, inflexible, and stubbornly aristocratic. These faults, combined with a fierce contempt for the lower classes of Rome, led to his exile from his native city.

A Roman Senator, or patrician, and a friend to Coriolanus. Gifted with a clever tongue, he has a reputation as a great wit, which he uses adeptly to avoid conflict. He is known for his attempts to mediate between Coriolanus and the Roman plebeians.

A Roman tribune, a clever politician, and Brutus’ ally in the struggle against Coriolanus. He and Brutus often oppose Coriolanus’s actions.

A Roman tribune. A clever politician, he regards Coriolanus as a great danger to the class he represents and to the Roman state and works to keep him out of power.

An old Roman nobleman and appointed as a general against the Volscians.

A patrician of Rome, friend of Coriolanus, consul, and commander in chief of the Roman army. He often serves as a voice of reason and diplomacy.

A Roman noblewoman and Coriolanus’s loyal wife, a gentle and supportive figure who tries to protect her husband.

A Roman noblewoman, she is close friends with Virgilia and Volumnia.

A Volscian general, Rome’s enemy. He is Coriolanus’s great rival in warfare but is not quite the equal of the Roman general, and his inability to defeat Coriolanus rankles him. He is a complex figure with whom Coriolanus develops a grudging respect.