[NEohioPAL]CSF Romeo and Juliet opens Thursday

[Mark Cipra]

Romeo and Juliet, Cleveland Shakespeare Festival's second summer production,
opens Thursday, July 15, at the Shaker Colonnade.  The show, directed by
Juliette Regnier, will run this entire weekend, then will go into rep with The
Tempest for one more weekend at Shaker, followed by performances at the
amphitheater at CCC-West, the Kulas stage at  Wade Oval, University Circle and
Lincoln Park, Tremont.  The full schedule is below.

All performances are at 7pm and are free.  Bring a picnic blanket or lawn
chairs.  Arrive early ... before each production, the Sonnet Bonnets, members
of CSF's intern company, will entertain patrons with capsule performances of
the productions or a sonnet plucked from their bonnets.

Romeo and Juliet cast:

John DiAntonio (Romeo)
Edie Hitchcock (Juliet)
Benjamin Campana (Benvolio)
Mark Cipra (Capulet)
Scott Esposito (Mercutio)
Patty LaFountaine (Nurse)
Tom Kondilas (Ensemble/Friar John)
David McCormack (Ensemble/Balthasar)
Michael Sherman (Tybalt)
Jimmie Woody (Friar Laurence)
The Chorus:
        Jamie Carter (Lady Capulet/Apothecary)
        Mary Lu Franks (Servant/Peter)
        Justin Walters  (Prince, Paris)

Season schedule:

The Tempest, directed by Ron Newell
        Shaker Heights Colonnade:  July 8, 9, 10, 11, 22, 24
        Tri-C West Campus:  July 30, August 1, 5 and 7
        Wade Oval Amphitheatre:  August 13 and 15

Romeo and Juliet, directed by Juliette Regnier
        Shaker Heights Colonnade:  July 15, 16, 17, 18, 23 and 25
        Tri-C West Campus:  July 29, 31, August 6 and 8
        Wade Oval Amphitheatre:  August 12 and 14
        Lincoln Park:  August 19


For more information, go to the CSF website:
        http://cleveshakes.org


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