Cato, a Tragedy reading

A live staged reading of Cato: A Tragedy (Reduced), Joseph Addison’s powerful 18th-century drama, adapted for modern audiences. Set in the final days of the Roman Republic, the play follows the stoic senator Cato as he stands against the tyranny of Julius Caesar and the fall of civic liberty. Revered by the American Founders, Cato inspired some of the most enduring slogans of the Revolutionary era. These themes apply once again.