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Spain: For over a century the feud has raged.  The Capulets and the Montagues: "two households both alike in dignity". Once gypsy brothers, the two clans have been at war since the Montagues broke with their gypsy past, still practiced by the Capulets, embracing instead the military regime of the ruling queen.  The quarrel between the two houses of Granada causes Queen Escalus to decree that if the warring houses break the peace again, they will pay with their lives.  Romeo, a Montague, suffering from unrequited love for Rosaline, learns that she will be at the Capulet's party to celebrate the betrothal of their daughter Juliet to Paris, a cousin of the Queen.  Romeo, his cousin Benvolio, and another of the Queen's cousins, Mercutio, crash the pary where, after narrowly avoiding a fight with Juliet's hotheaded cousin Tybalt.  Romeo sees Juliet for the first time.  Their love is born.  They are married in secret with the help of Friar Lawrence and Juliet's Nurse.  Soon after the wedding, Tybalt and his gang unsuccessfully taunt Romeo, who refuses to fight.  Mercutio fights Tybalt, and is killed in the duel.  Enraged, Romeo kills Tybalt.  The Queen banishes Romeo from Granada for the murder.  The Nurse arranges for one last night together for the newlyweds.  Romeo escapes to La Mancha.  On learning that she is to marry Paris soon, Juliet takes a potion that causes her to appear dead.  Romeo's friend Balthazar mistakenly informs Romeo that Juliet has died.  Romeo rushes to Juliet's tomb to die beside his love.  He is confronted by Paris, who is killed by Romeo in the ensuing duel.  Romeo kills himself, seconds before Juliet awakens.  Alone with her dead lover, she too commits suicide.  Over the corpses of their children, Capulet and Montague agree to end their feud.

• Cast and Crew

Cast

Frank Zotter, Romeo
Diana Donnelly, Juliet
Robin Andrew Wilcock, Mercutio
Dylan Trowbridge, Tybalt, Apothecary
Kwasi Songui, Capulet
Nancy Irena Wood, Lady Montague
Rebecca Singh, Lady Capulet
Deborah Woffenden, Queen Escalus, Nurse
Lance Brathwaite, Friar Lawrence
Jesse Todd, Benvolio
Anish Majumdar, Paris
Stuart Newton, Abram
Holly Lewis, Gregory, Luka, Sister Joan
Michael Zouak, Balthazar


Production Team

Fred Anvar, Executive Producer
Cas Anvar, Producer; Artistic Director
Jack Langedijk, Associate Director
Nancy Irena Wood, Assistant Producer
Jim Patrick, Communications Director
Lara Misner, Office Manager
Annie Delisle, Accounting
Janice Tayler, Office Secretary
Zoë Schneiderman, Production Assistant
Corinne Deeley, Prod. Manager, Equity Stage Manager
Keith Roche, Technical Director
Geneviève E. Anthony, Stage Manager
Ruby King, Assistant Stage Manager
Stuart Newton, Assistant Stage Manager
Alina Friedman, Assistant Stage Manager
Duncan Morgan, Light Board Operator
James McKinnon, Sound Operator
Bettine Roynan, Costumier


Concepts and Design

Jack Langedijk, Director
Raiomond Mirza, Composer
Kate Bligh, Assistant Director
Cas Anvar, Fight Choreography
Joseph Lang Browns, Set & Props Designer
Spike Lynne, Original Lighting Designer
Duncan Morgan, Remount Lighting Designer
Bettine Roynan, Remount Costume Designer
Raminder Singh, Dance Choreographer
Michael Drolet, Sound Engineer
Xenia Buchman, Set & Props Assistant
Carolyn Oord, Set & Props Assistant
Gene Pendon, Poster Art
Martin Davis, Graphics & Artwork