Romeo and Juliet: Shakespeare's Classic Tragedy at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Chicago Shakespeare Theater - Courtyard Theater, On Navy Pier (800 E. Grand Avenue Chicago, IL 60611)
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The last date listed for Romeo and Juliet was Sunday November 21, 2010 / 2:00pm.
Currently at Chicago Shakespeare Theater - Courtyard Theater:
Tony-Winner, Star Wars Actor Ian McDiarmid in CST's Timon of Athens
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Chicago Shakespeare Theatre presents the finale of its 25th anniversary season, Shakespeare's rarely produced Timon of Athens. Directed by CST Artistic Director, Barbara Gaines, this production is set in the world of high-risk futures trading, where Timon is king of the hill, until a reversal of fortune sends him into financial free fall and his formers friends become ruthless creditors. Timon is played by internationally-acclaimed actor Ian McDiarmid, who won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play for his performance as Teddy in Brian Friel's Faith Healer. He is perhaps most famous for his chilling performance as the Emperor in George Lucas's 1983 film Return of the Jedi, and later as Senator Palpatine in the Star Wars prequels. Learn More
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$14.00 unlimited parking with theatre validation.
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Explicit bawdy humor, but no nudity in R and J.
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Can't we just dress up a little for Shakespeare??
29 Goldstar Member Reviews
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Attended with a friend & we both highly enjoyed the performance. The adaptation was a good mix of action, romance, drama & even some comedy. Definitely will recommend this to other friends!Written on Sep 27 2010
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I thought this adaptation was excellent. The actors were all fantastic and I loved the choreography (fight scenes) and all the costumes and the music. All came together to make it very real and magical. So good we are thinking of going againWritten on Sep 23 2010
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Great performance! Great theater. Definitely worth seeing!Written on Oct 18 2010
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Description
Pure and hot, passionate and true—in Romeo and Juliet, the feverish intensity of youth explodes on CST's stage in the most celebrated love story of all time. A romance ignites in young Romeo and Juliet as the vicious rivalry of their families, the Montagues and the Capulets, hurls their fates to destiny.
“What I love about American actors is they are very bold, they’re very adventurous,” director Gale Edwards says of staging Romeo and Juliet in her Chicago Shakespeare debut. “So you can actually find an exciting physicality for a production. In Romeo and Juliet, of course, that’s very important. It’s a youthful story about young people. It’s a physical story.”
Edwards insists that her new production at Chicago Shakespeare “be brought to life in the now, for this audience, and this place and this time,” electrifying the Bard’s classic poetry with a contemporary immediacy and setting her Romeo and Juliet apart from all others.
Joining Edwards for Romeo and Juliet are some of Chicago’s most highly regarded classical performers, as well as some outstanding newcomers to Chicago Shakespeare’s stage. Making their CST debuts as the star-crossed lovers are Jeff Lillico and Joy Farmer-Clary. Lillico, who recently garnered a Dora Mavor Moore Award from the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts for his turn as Fabrizio in The Light in the Piazza, has numerous credits at the Shaw Festival Theatre and Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Farmer-Clary’s credits include productions at Lincoln Center and the Tony Award-winning Old Globe. CST veterans returning for Edwards’ production include: Ora Jones, last seen in Twelfth Night, as Nurse; Brendan Marshall-Rashid, as Paris; Judy Blue as Lady Capulet; Brandon Ford as Gregory; and Steve Haggard as Benvolio.
Also returning is David Lively as Friar Laurence, who previously played King Henry IV in CST’s Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, marking the Theater’s debut at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2006. The cast for Edwards’ production is rounded out by Zach Appelman as Tybalt, James Elly as Abraham, Kenn E. Head as Escalus/Apothecary, Jonathan Hicks as Anthony, Ben Huth as Balthazar, John Judd as Lord Capulet, Tom McElroy as Lord Montague, Lily Mojekwu as Lady Montague, Marvin Quijada as Sampson, Ariel Shafir as Mercutio, Scott Westerman as Peter, and ensemble members David Musselman and Jude Roche.
About the Ticket Supplier: Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Chicago Shakespeare Theater offers a broad spectrum of theatrical experiences year-round, engaging and entertaining audiences from all walks of life and from around the world. The plays of William Shakespeare form the core of the company's work, complemented by other dramatic works -- from traditional classical theater to new classics that resonate with Shakespeare's timeless insights into the human condition. CST's World's Stage Series brings international theatrical productions to Chicago, presenting new cultural expressions and experiences. For family audiences, CST Family presents abridged Shakespeare productions and classic musicals for all ages.