THE TRAGEDY OF ROMEO AND JULIET By William Shakespeare
Imagine being in a family that you would kill to protect. Everyone in town is after your money, and some of them want your blood. One night, your teenage son is out too late. You pray that your enemies haven't found him, but the reality is worse: he has already been struck down... by Cupid.
Theatre Battery’s THE TRAGEDY OF ROMEO AND JULIET aimed to bring the Kent community together in a conversation about what it takes to build love in a world of enmity. Performing a cut of Shakespeare’s original text, the production provided an opportunity for Kent audiences and youth to experience a story that is standard to high school literature studies, but rarely performed by ensembles that include age-appropriate casting. The artistic team and cast included professional artists and frequent Theatre Battery collaborators, students from the Kent School District, artists from the Kent Senior Center drama club, local musicians, and community members. Real teenagers are portrayed the leading roles of Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt, Mercutio, and others, with professional actors from the Seattle area joining the cast in the principal adult roles.
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FEATURING
Ria Agrawal as Romeo’s Sister
Molly Aidlin as Princess Escalus
Zeppelin Andrew as Tybalt
Ejay Amor as Chorus
Ayden Bryant as Romeo
Chaloni Burton as Abraham
Emmeline Chin as Musician
Lucas Chin as Chorus
Matt Dela Cruz as Friar Laurence
Adera Gandy as Lady Montague
Taryn Graham as Mercutio
Fiona Gordon as Juliet’s Cousin
Danielle Alexis Nicole Mitchell as Nurse
Theron Lutes as Musician
Ellie Hoit as Balthasar
Oleander Lewis as Paris
Castalinia McCoy-Green as Romeo’s Grandmother
Hal McManus as Sampson
Stella Meerman as Juliet
Eric Newman as Lord Capulet
Ryan Olmsted as Chorus
Clinton Parrilla as Chorus
Ronan Pirkle as Benvolio
Teresa Rusnak as Lady Capulet
Mari Salinas as Apothecary
Jennifer Ropella Saul as Chorus
Rafael Asher Torres as Juliet’s Cousin’s Baby
Shawn Torrey as Peter
Sacia Vik as Juliet’s Grandmother
CREATIVE TEAM
Fight Director: Chelsey Sheppard
Intimacy Director: Kait Mahoney
Costume Designer: Luna McMeen
Lighting & Space Designers: Cricket Neiss & Amber Parker
Casting Director: Kathryn Stewart
Graphic Designer: Aaron Mayper
Stage Manager: Chino Gonzales
Asst. Stage Managers: Jazzlyn Aldama & Tynee Curry
Spotlight Operators: Victoria Tarner & Roxy Walker
Director: Logan Ellis.