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
