Titus Andronicus - Episode 6 - Smile At Me Thou Imp

Chiron and Demtrius hide the nurse's body as Aaron plans to substitute a white baby for his own and flee Rome to raise his son among the Goths. Driven to madness, Titus gets Marcus, Young Lucius and Publius to send written appeals to Justice on arrows shot directly into the imperial court. He pays a merchant carrying a basket of pigeons to deliver a petition to Emperor Saturninus. Inside the courtyard, Saturninus flies into a rage at the arrows and orders the merchant to be hanged. Aemilius rushes in to report that Lucius (Titus’s banished son) has raised a massive army of Goths and is marching on Rome with the support of the Roman citizens. Tamora tries to calm Saturninus, convincing him to let her handle Titus through deception rather than war. Meanwhile, outside Rome, Lucius gets news that his scouts have captured Aaron and his baby. He orders Aaron to be hanged immediately, but Aaron strikes a deal: if Lucius promises to spare the baby’s life, Aaron will confess every crime that he committed with Tamora and her sons.  Lucius agrees, and Aaron boasts of orchestrating Bassianus’s murder, framing Titus’s sons (Martius and Quintus) for the crime, tricking Titus into severing his own hand, and engineering the brutal rape and mutilation of Lavinia. CREDITS: The PLAY ON PODCAST SERIES, “TITUS ANDRONICUS”, was written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE and translated into modern English verse by AMY FREED. All episodes were directed by DANNY SCHEIE. Radio play by CATHERINE EATON.   Executive Producer: MICHAEL GOODFRIEND   This podcast was recorded under a SAG-AFTRA AGREEMENT.   The cast is as follows:   JAMES CARPTENER                          as    TITUS ANDRONICUS PATRICK KERR                                   as    MARCUS ANDRONICUS CAROLYN (“CARRIE”) KOZLOWSKI  as    TAMORA JORDAN BARBOUR                               as    BASSIANUS, AEMEILIUS and QUINTUS DANNY SCHEIE                                   as    SATURNINUS BRUCE YOUNG                                   as    AARON THE MOOR MARK H. DOLD                                    as    LUCIUS and YOUNG LUCIUS JAMIE ANN ROMERO                             as    LAVINIA and THE NURSE JOMAR TAGATAC                                  as    DEMETRIUS, MUTIUS and OTHERS DEAN LINNARD                                   as    CHIRON, MARTIUS and OTHERS MICHAEL GOODFRIEND                      as    PUBLIUS, ARBUS and OTHERS   Casting by THE TELSEY OFFICE: KARYN CASL, CSA.   Original Music Composition, Mix and Sound Design by LINDSAY JONES. Sound engineering and mixing by SADAHARU YAGI. Mix Engineer and Dialogue Editor: LARRY WALSH. Podcast Mastering by GREG CORTEZ at New Monkey Studio. Coordinating Producer: TRANSCEND STREAMING (KYRA BOWIE and LEANNA KEYES).   The Play On Podcast Series “TITUS ANDRONICUS” is produced by NEXT CHAPTER PODCASTS and is made possible by the generous support of THE HITZ FOUNDATION. Visit NEXTCHAPTERPODCASTS.COM for more about the Play On Podcast Series. Visit PLAYONSHAKESPEARE.ORG for more about Play On Shakespeare.   Subscribe to Play On Premium for ad-free episodes and join our Patreon for exclusive merchandise and early commercial-free releas