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PRODUCTIONS — 2004-2005
Romeo & Juliet
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Melody Brooks
Asistant Director/Choreographer: C. Amanda Maud
Fight Direction: E. Calvin Ahn
Costume Design: Jessica Lane
With
Alexia Casanovas, Erwin Falcon, Brian Flegel, Omar Holmes, Yoshiro Kono, C. Amanda Maud*, Nadhege Ptah*, Sandra Parris*, Natasha Thomas, Joan Valentina*, Kerry Watterson*
production assistant: Shykia Fields
period music by: Concentus Musicus Minnesota, Arthur Maud, Director
Director Melody Brooks’ approach to Romeo & Juliet centers on medieval Verona, circa 1300—a savage and violent place, busy with the building of dynasties and establishing the veneration of aristocratic bloodlines. The sons of the wealthy are not to be denied, daughters are bartered to strengthen their family’s position. Against this backdrop, two children—one unsupervised and the other unloved—seek solace in each other’s arms from the cruel adult world. Tradition asks us to celebrate the constancy of their love, but NPT’s production asks instead that audiences weep for this pair—and for all of the children who have been and continue to be sacrificed on the alter of hate and ambition.
This production of Romeo & Juliet was presented as part of Play Outside in NYC Parks in September 2005.
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