The Kirk at Theatre Row
410 W 42nd St
212.279.4200
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Mar 5, 2008 – Apr 6, 2008
Wednesdays–Sundays
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- Price
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$40
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In this updated, witty interpretation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, familiar tropes clash with contemporary archetypes. The four-actor cast stays true to the bard's words as well as the dramaturgical constraints of his era, performing nonstop and playing multiple characters each. Emily Young sparkles as a feisty Juliet (she quickly changes costumes behind a pillar for her dual roles) and George Ashiotis' mincing drag-queen Nurse is hilarious; Nicholas Viselli's strutting Texan Capulet and Gregg Mozgala's adolescent Romeo add modern spark to Shakespeare's gloomy tragedy.
