Being Cleopatra: Lauren Lovett

Photo: Ian Merrill Peakes

Photo: Lisa Zinni Costume Designer

Photo: Lisa Zinni Costume Designer

Photo: DeSalesUniversity

Photo: DeSalesUniversity

Photo: DeSalesUniversity

Photo: Lisa Zinni Costume Designer

Photo: Lisa Zinni Costume Designer

Photo: Lisa Zinni Costume Designer

Photo: Lisa Zinni Costume Designer

Photo: Lisa Zinni Costume Designer

Photo: Lisa Zinni Costume Designer

Photo: Lisa Zinni Costume Designer

Lauren Lovett being Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra by Shakespeare at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, 2009

Being Cleopatra: Miss Darragh

Photographed and published by Percy Guttenberg for the Queen's Theatre, Manchester. Card No. 714.

Miss Darragh (aka Letitia Marion Dallas) being Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra by Shakespeare at the Queen's Theatre in Manchester, 1908 

Being Cleopatra: Kim Martin-Cotten

Kim Martin-Cotten being Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra with the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival in Kansas City, Missouri June 19-July 15, 2012

WHAT: Antony and Cleopatra by Shakespeare 

WHEN: June 19 - July 15, 2012 (June 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 and July 2, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14)
WHERE: The base of a sloping hill in Southmoreland Park located in the heart of Kansas City, Missouri
TICKETS: Admission to the festival is FREE and open seating on the hill is on a first-come, first-served basis. There are designated areas for blankets and for lawn chairs. Beach chairs are allowed in the blanket area as long as the chair seat rests on the ground. If you do not bring your own lawn chairs, plastic chairs are available to rent for the evening for $10 per chair. There is a reserved seating section down front close to the stage and reserved seats can be purchased for $25.  If you are a Fan of the Festival, you receive complimentary reserved seats with your contribution.

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Being Cleopatra: Frances Barber

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Photo: Elliott Franks/WireImage

Frances Barber being Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra by Shakespeare at the Shakespeare's Globe Theater in 2006

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Being Cleopatra: Harriet Walter

Photo: Nigel Norrington/Camera Press/Retna Ltd.

Photo: Nigel Norrington/Camera Press/Retna Ltd.

Photo: Nigel Norrington/Camera Press/Retna Ltd.

Photo: Nigel Norrington/Camera Press/Retna Ltd.

Photo: Nigel Norrington/Camera Press/Retna Ltd.

Photo: Pascal Molliere

Photo: Pascal Molliere

Photo: Pascal Molliere

Harriet Walter being Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra by Shakespeare with The Royal Shakespeare Company at the Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, 2006 

Being Cleopatra: Zerrin Tekindor

Zerrin Tekindor being Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra (Antonius ile Kleopatra, in Turkish) by Shakespeare with performances in Istanbul and at the Globe Theatre. This is part of the World Shakespeare Festival which is a program that lasts for six-week at the Globe Theatre where plays by Shakespeare are performed in 37 languages.

WHAT: Antony and Cleopatra (Antonius ile Kleopatra, in Turkish)

WHEN: 26 May-27 May 2012

WHERE: Shakespeare's Globe

TICKETS: £5-£35

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WHAT: Antony and Cleopatra (Antonius ile Kleopatra, in Turkish)

WHEN: 2 May-20 May, 30 May-31 May & 1 June-10 June 2012

WHERE: Oyun Atölyesi, Istanbul

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Being Cleopatra: Mark Rylance

Photo: Tolstoy2007

Photo: A Blog Devoted to Mark Rylance

Photo: A Blog Devoted to Mark Rylance

Photo: A Blog Devoted to Mark Rylance

Photo: A Blog Devoted to Mark Rylance

Photo: A Blog Devoted to Mark Rylance

Photo: A Blog Devoted to Mark Rylance

Photo: 3rd Spear Carrier

Mark Rylance being Cleopatra in an all-male production of Antony and Cleopatra by Shakespeare at the Globe Theatre in London in 1999

Being Cleopatra: Susan Angelo

Photos: Craig Schwartz

Susan Angelo being Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra by Shakespeare with A Noise Within (ANW) running March 3-May 13, 2012 in Pasadena, CA.

WHAT: Antony and Cleopatra by Shakespeare
WHERE: A Noise Within is located on the corner of Foothill Boulevard and Sierra Madre Villa Avenue at 3352 East Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA

PARKING: Free self-parking is located in the Sierra Madre Villa Metro parking structure, with entrances on northbound Sierra Madre Villa Avenue or North Halstead Street. 

WHEN: March 3, 2012 - May 13, 2012 (previews begin February 25, 2012).
TICKETS: Single tickets are $46 (Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday matinees), $42 (Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings and Saturday matinees), $34 (previews), $27 (groups 10 or more for weekdays & Saturday matinees), $32 (groups 10 or more Saturday evenings & Sunday matinees), $16 (school groups 10 or more for weekdays & matinees), $20 (school groups 10 or more for Saturday evenings). "Pay What You Can" tickets for the Thursday, March 1 performance are sold at the box office the day of the performance for cash only on a first-come, first-served basis based on availability, with a limit of two per person.

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Being Cleopatra: Helena Modjeska

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Photo: Genek's cards

Photo: Shakespeare's Staging

Victorian actress Helena Modjeska (full name Modrzejewska ~ 1840-1909) being Cleopatra in Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra in 1879

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Being Cleopatra: Frances de la Tour

Photo: Victoria and Albert Museum

Photo: Alan Bates Archive

Photo: Alan Bates Archive

Photo: Corbis

Photo: Alan Bates Archive

Photo: Alan Bates Archive

Photo: Shakespeare's Staging

Frances de la Tour being Cleopatra in Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra with Alan Bates as Antony at the Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, 1999.