If this were played upon a stage now, I could condemn it as an improbable fiction.

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SPRING 2008

Romeo & Juliet
directed by Colin Cox

Shakespeare's tragic story of star-crossed lovers. Witness the fierce passion and dazzling swordplay in the timeless story of star-crossed lovers.

Performance Dates & Times:
Wed - Fri, May 7 - 9 @ 10:30am
Mon - Fri, May 12 - May 16 @ 10:30am
Fri, May 9 @ 7:00pm
Sat, May 17 @ 7:00pm
Benefit Performance at Palmdale Playhouse
Sat, April 23 @ 7:00pm

Reservations:
Call Rebecca at 323.461.0093

Tickets:
General Admission: $15
Students, Senior & Military ID: $10
Staff accompanying students for morning matinees: Free

Starring:
Olivia Briggs
Ian M. Casselberry
Charls Sedgwick Hall
Charley Koontz
Chris Erric Maddox
Giovanni Ortega
Michael John Pappas
Jim Pirri
Jennifer Seifert
Dawn Stern
Diana Toshiko
Stephan Wolfert

About the Play:
Romeo and Juliet is an early tragedy by William Shakespeare about two teenage "star-cross'd lovers" whose "untimely deaths" ultimately unite their feuding households. The play has been highly praised by literary critics for its language and dramatic effect. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Romeo and Juliet are widely represented as archetypal young lovers.
Romeo and Juliet belongs to a tradition of tragic romances stretching back to Ancient Greece. Its plot is based on an Italian tale, translated into verse as Romeus and Juliet by Arthur Brooke in 1562, and retold in prose in Palace of Pleasure by William Painter in 1582. He borrowed heavily from both but developed minor characters, particularly Mercutio and Paris, in order to expand the plot. The play was probably written around 1595–1596.
Shakespeare's use of dramatic structure, especially his expansion of minor characters, and the use of subplots to embellish the story, has been praised as an early sign of his dramatic skill.

Source: Wikipedia