“Tug of War” is a modern version of the Roman comedy “Rudens,” by Plautus, now performing at the Getty Villa in Malibu. Pictured clockwise from lower left: Peter Van Norden (Scupus), Jill C. Klein (Charmides), Bob Beuth (Vinita), Cortney Wright (Liploca), Antoine Reynaldo Diel (Lupus del Mar), Albert Meijer (Bigbuxo), and Steve Totland (Deltoidus). Photo by Craig Schwartz, (c) 2007 J. Paul Getty Trust