Julius Caesar, victor of the Roman civil wars, returns and reshapes the senate to serve the people-and, perhaps, himself. On the ides of March, he is assassinated by men convinced they are saving the republic. Instead, they trigger its annihilation. Cry Havoc draws on historical context and bayou aesthetics to conjure a country divided. Come with us to the deathbed of the Roman Republic, but don’t expect it to go quietly.