Romeo & Juliet
by William Shakespeare
directed by Rick Dildine
February 28 – April 28, 2019
Festival Stage | 2 hours, 15 minutes plus intermission
Recommended ages 12+
Romeo is a Montague, and Juliet a Capulet—“star-crossed lovers” whose families’ long-standing feud has pitted neighbor against neighbor in a mid-20th-century American town. Shakespeare’s iconic story asks the question: What happens when a community fails its young people?
CREATIVE TEAM
Director — Rick Dildine^
Fight Choreographer — Paul Dennhardt^
Choreographer — Lindsay Renea Benton
Scenic Designer — Josh Smith**
Costume Designer — Theresa Ham**
Lighting Designer — Masha Tsimring**
Sound Designer — Melanie Chen Cole**
Wig Master/Makeup Artist — Matthew Reeves Oliver
Stage Manager — Victoria Broyles*
Assistant Stage Manager — Ruth E. Kramer*
Production Assistant — Madison Rutledge
Musical Coordinator — Billy Finn*
Dance Captain — Cassia Thompson*
Fight Captain — Tony Pellegrino”
Assistant Costume Designer — Matthew Carl
Associate Lighting Designer — Becky Heisler McCarthy
CAST
(in alphabetical order)
Apothecary — Toree Alexandre”
Nurse — Ann Arvia*
Prince — Brik Berkes*
1st Watchman — Tyshon Boone”
Paris’ Page — Katrina Clark”
Lady Capulet — Nehassaiu deGannes*
Mercutio — Billy Finn*
Capulet — Christopher Gerson*
Romeo — Matt Lytle*
3rd Watchman — Chris Marth”
Sampson, Peter — Dane McMichael”
Abraham, Friar John — Tony Pellegrino”
Montague — Erick Pinnick*
Friar Lawrence — Douglas Rees*
Petruchio, 2nd Watchman — Eduardo Ruiz”
Tybalt — Louis Sallan*
Lady Montague — Michelle Shupe*
Benvolio — Chauncy Thomas*
Juliet — Cassia Thompson*
Paris — Michael Williams*
Gregory, Balthasar — Sigrid Wise”
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
“Denotes a Member of the ASF Fellowship Company
**United Scenic Artists, the Representative Voice of Designers and Scenic Artists
^Member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc.