After years of brutal combat and unbearable personal loss, Roman general Titus Andronicus returns home in triumph, parading Queen Tamora of the Goths and her sons through the streets as prisoners of war. When Titus refuses to spare her eldest son, his merciless act unleashes a chain of retribution that spirals into betrayal, murder, and ruin. As each side exacts its revenge, the line between justice and brutality vanishes, and Rome itself is undone by chaos.

A joint venture of the Globe and USD, the Shiley Graduate Theatre Program nationally recruits seven students each year to participate in an intensive two-year course of graduate study in classical theatre. Private funding for the Master of Fine Arts in Theatre program has been contributed through a generous endowment established by Donald and Darlene Shiley. Additional support for the program is provided by the Dorothy Brown Endowment Fund and the Louis Yager Cantwell Foundation.

Major underwriting of The Old Globe and University of San Diego Shiley Graduate Theatre Program at The Old Globe is provided by Darlene Marcos Shiley. Additional support for the program is provided by the Dorothy Brown Endowment Fund, the Louis Yager Cantwell Foundation, and the Irma MacPherson Endowment for Young Artists. Financial support is provided by The City of San Diego. The Theodor and Audrey Geisel Fund provides leadership support for The Old Globe’s year-round activities.