Written by Yussef El Guindi
Directed by Adam Goldstein
Co-produced with Stage Center Theatre at Northeastern Illinois University
April 15 – 25, 2025
Stage Center Theatre
3701 W. Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
A traveling soothsayer, Asim, wanders into the courtyard of Cleopatra’s palace and starts chatting with the queen’s handmaiden, Charmian. He promises to read her fortune. As the unhappy future of the court begins to unfold, this soothsayer soon becomes a witness, then finally a participant in the last days of Cleopatra and Antony. A comedic look at the dramatic last days of one of history’s great romantic couples.
