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THE DREAMS & MADNESS REPERTORY

part III | caligula

BY ALBERT CAMUS

Emperor Caligula comes to see the world as absurd and meaningless after the death of his sister and mistress, Drusilla. Desirous to share this new understanding with his people, he uses his absolute power to undermine all systems of government and social order. Caligula mandates a desire to own the moon, to experience pure happiness, and to guarantee eternal life. To achieve these impossible tasks he establishes a regime of hedonism and violence that drives Rome to the brink of collapse. Part of his Cycle of the Absurd, Caligula is French-Algerian playwright Albert Camus’ humorous and philosophically explosive exposé of political science and the dangers of absolute power.