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Romeo and Juliet | July 21 - August 8

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Two young lovers defy the boundaries imposed by their families’ hatred. Fate intervenes as passion for life and love collides with the forces of destruction. With its mesmerizing poetry, Shakespeare’s first tragic masterpiece inspired ballets, films, operas, and four centuries of theatre audiences. This summer let it inspire you. A timeless love story that resonates in any age

 

Main Stage

By
William Shakespeare

Directed by
Rick Sordelet

Two young lovers defy the boundaries imposed by their families’ hatred. Fate intervenes as passion for life and love collides with the forces of destruction. With its mesmerizing poetry, Shakespeare’s first tragic masterpiece inspired ballets, films, operas, and four centuries of theatre audiences. This summer let it inspire you. A timeless love story that resonates in any age.

Sponsor:
Breslin Ridyard Fadero Architects

Co-Sponsor:
Lutron Electronics Company, Inc.
Wills Hall Oblate Community

Director Sponsors:
Linda Lapos & Paul Wirth

Actor Sponsors:
Lee & Dolly Butz

"The sexy, passionate Romeo and Juliet that opened last weekend at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival is just what R&J should be: a mix of potent chemistry between the two teens that rips through a starry-eyed first half and a star-crossed second." 
The Philadelphia Inquirer

“Surprising… hip… startling… terrific." 
The Morning Call

"Thrilling… staged brilliantly… fresh… poignant…teetering on perfection… awesome! It’s breathtaking." Reading Eagle

"Sets the bar so high." The Philadelphia Inquirer

"Justin Adams plays Romeo's pal Mercutio with cool glibness, brilliantly delivering the famous Queen Mab speech as if on the edge of madness." 
The Morning Call

"A 'Romeo and Juliet' for the 21st century...a knock-out production." Reading Eagle

"Kenner and Mugavero develop their fatal attraction so naturally - and with such vulnerability...they make you vividly recall what that first real fall for someone is about." 
The Philadelphia  Inquirer

"Greg Wood as Lord Capulet underscores the play's relentless sense of urgency with bipolar ferocity."  The Morning Call

"From the moment the lights come up on a set depicting medieval Verona, one immediately feels something different is about to happen." Reading Eagle

"Kiernan plays the Friar with marvelous poignancy, a kindhearted yet hopelessly naïve surrogate father to Romeo, desperately trying to make things right." The Morning Call

"Twiss is supreme as a world-wise big sister to Juliet, her lusty laugh in direct contrast to Lady Capulet's stern shrillness." The Morning Call

Photos by Lee A. Butz include:Jeff Barry, Mike Rossmy, Greg Wood, David Kenner, Jo Twiss, Betsy Mugavero, Justin Adams, & Paul Kiernan.