Created with acting students at Studio 58, this was R & J like you’ve never experienced it before. In this version of Shakespeare’s classic, the audience got up close and personal with the lovers and their entourage and were included in the action of one of the best-known stories of all time.
With the audience onstage and all around, this production featured an accomplished design team who created a stylish and atmospheric space where the visuals told the story as much as the words. This show was a re-visioning of contemporary love versus familial loyalty, and how that conflict is still alive and well today.
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Director - Anita Rochon
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Set and Prop Design - Pam Johnson
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Costume design - Jessica Bayntun
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Lighting Design - Jonathan Ryder
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Sound Design - Nancy Tam
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Choreography - Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg
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Fight Choreography - David Bloom
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Interactivity dramaturgy - Emelia Symington Fedy
Produced by Studio 58 in association with The Chop Theatre
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Reviews.
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"Warhol lookalikes, fire alarms & lesbians: @Studio58Theatre's Romeo + Juliet surprised and amazed us " - @SadMag
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"It's really a great show. For Shakespeare fans & hopeless romantics it's a must-see." - @JlPublisher
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"This classy/sexy version of R+J is a feast for the eyes & ears. A pop art party version of a classic tragedy. Brilliant." - @ArstlandiaVancouver
Photos: David Cooper
