PhoebE Brooks (Theater Creature)
Romeo & Juliet by
William Shakespeare
Directed By Phoebe Brooks
Photos by Lisa Kramer
In our “Very Verona R&J," we developed our own exuberant, queer and uniquely Italian take on this oft repeated tale. We wanted to directly addresses issues of societal fracture and communal grief. In particular, this play explores the transformative effect that tragedy has on the life of a small town. In our production we examined the roles of miscommunication and liability within Verona’s three most prominent families. Our production asked: who cleans up the mess made by brawling love and loving hate?
FEATURING
Laurel Andersen
Ty Baumann
Evelyn Dumont
Victoria M. Fragnito
Rita McCann
Caterina Nonis
Nick Ritacco
Owen Grayson Schiller
Kristin Sgarro
Rudi Utter*
*Appearing courtesy of AEA
PRODUCTION TEAM
Assistant Director: Mia Canter*
Stage Manager: Megan McQueeney
Costume Designer: Joshua Koehn
Fight Director: Peter Hargarten
*Denotes Music Director