Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare

Performance Dates: May 9-11

Performance Times: 7:00 pm

Performance Location: Tremper Auditorium

Synopsis: An age-old vendetta between two powerful families erupts into bloodshed. A group of masked Montagues risk further conflict by gatecrashing a Capulet party. A young lovesick Romeo Montague falls instantly in love with Juliet Capulet, who is due to marry her father’s choice, the County Paris. With the help of Juliet’s nurse, the women arrange for the couple to marry the next day, but Romeo’s attempt to halt a street fight leads to the death of Juliet’s own cousin, Tybalt, for which Romeo is banished. In a desperate attempt to be reunited with Romeo, Juliet follows the Friar’s plot and fakes her own death. The message fails to reach Romeo, and believing Juliet dead, he takes his life in her tomb. Juliet wakes to find Romeo’s corpse beside her and kills herself. The grieving family agree to end their feud.

Cast

Derek Ewing

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Prince of Verona

Michael Aiello

Romeo

Caitlin Hanrahan

Juliet

Michael Matye

Lord Montague

Grace Lynam*

Lady Montague

Chris Bruno

Lord Capulet

Aurelia Moser

Lady Capulet

Alex Stiles

Friar Laurence

Marie Martinez*

Nurse

Skip Matthias

Benvolio

Ryan Thorn

Mercutio

Todd Wierzchowski

Tybalt

Casey Strecker*

Paris

Brandon Herr*

Balthasar

Andy Anderson

Gregory/Apothecary

David Brinkman

Sampson

Tyler Andrea

Captain

Karin Bergquist