Romeo & Juliet
February 11 – March 20
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Darko Tresnjak
“A plague on both your houses!”
Director Darko Tresnjak follows up his spectacular production of Hamlet with Shakespeare’s most popular play. The intense feud between the Montague and Capulet families devastates the city of Verona and foreshadows tragic consequences for young Romeo and Juliet. Revenge, passion and a secret marriage lead the world’s most famous star-crossed lovers to a harrowing end.
Photos by T. Charles Erickson.
Artistic
Director
Darko Tresnjak
Dramaturg
Elizabeth Williamson
Set Design
Darko Tresnjak
Costume Design
Ilona Somogyi
Lighting Design
Matthew Richards
Sound Design
Jane Shaw
Stage Manager
Robyn Zalewski
Assistant Stage Manager
Brae Singleton
Fight Director
Steve Rankin
Voice & Text Coach
Claudia Hill-Sparks
Assistant Director
Sam French
Assistant Dramaturg
Fiona Kyle
Cast
Cast
Romeo
Chris Ghaffari
Juliet
Kaliswa Brewster, u/s Ella Mora
Friar Laurence
Charles Janasz
Nurse
Kandis Chappell
Capulet
Timothy D. Stickney
Mercutio
Wyatt Fenner
Benvolio
Alex Hanna
Friar John
Alex Hanna
Lady Capulet
Celeste Ciulla, u/s Olivia Hoffman
Prince Escalus
Bill Christ
Paris
Julien Seredowych
Tybalt
Jonathan Louis Dent
Montague
Robert Hannon Davis
Cousin Capulet
Robert Hannon Davis
Apothecary
Robert Hannon Davis
Bathasar/Abram
Stephen Mir
Sampson
Alex Schneps
First Watchman
Alex Schneps
Second Watchman
Jonathan Louis Dent
Third Watchman
Mac Schonher
Gregory
Raphael Massie
Peter
Raphael Massie
Servant
Callie Beaulieu
Lady Montague
Callie Beaulieu
Citizens
Olivia Hoffman, Ella Mora, Jenna Rapisarda, Nicole Vazquez
Escalus Train
Michael Buckhout, Stephen James Potter
Masquers/Torchbearers
Olivia Hoffman, Ella Mora, Jenna Rapisarda, Nicole Vazquez
Chorus
Bill Christ
Ensemble
Michael Buckhout, Ella Mora, Jenna Rapisarda, Nicole Vazquez, Stephen James Potter, Olivia Hoffman, Mac Schonher
Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor
Production Sponsor
Romeo & Juliet is part of Shakespeare for a New Generation, a national program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.
Assisting Production Sponsors
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