“Civil blood makes civil hands unclean.”
Set in a time of deadly civil division, Shakespeare’s masterful tragedy continues to hold up a heartbreaking mirror to our world. In a society ravaged by hate and violence, two young people unexpectedly find love. Their youthful passion shines a light of hope against the pernicious and poisonous enmity of their families. One of the most beautiful pieces of theatre ever written, it is a tale of opposites – love and hate; exuberant joy and deep sorrow; youth and age; brutal ugliness and poetic beauty; despair and hope. It is intimate and epic. It is about violence. It is about peace. It is a tale of caution that we must heed – now and always.
BENVOLIO..................................Christopher Atchison
LADY MONTAGUE/NURSE...................Celeste Ciulla*
PARIS/GREGORY........................................Dino Curia*
PRINCE ESCALUS/CHORUS...................Edward Furs*
LORD MONTAGUE/FRIAR JOHN....Robert S. Gregory*
ROMEO..........................................Isaac Hickox-Young*
BALTHASAR/ROSALINE..........................Nicole Lawrie
LORD CAPULET....................................Anthony Marble*
MERCUTIO/WATCH.........................Quentin McCuiston*
ABRAHAM/PETER.................................Ryan N. Murray
TYBALT/WATCH..................................Triever Sherwood
FRIAR LAURENCE..................Raphael Nash Thompson*
LADY CAPULET........................................Aurea Tomseki*
SAMPSON/APOTHECARY/WATCH...Godswill Utionkpan
JULIET..............................................................Billie Wyatt*
Directed by Artistic Director Emerita Bonnie J. Monte
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "ICE SS" by the Central Jersey punk act Sally Draper.
