Cuyahoga Community College East Theatre Presents: RUN TO THE CAPULETS, RAISE UP THE MONTAGUES April 8, 9, 15, 16 at 7:30pm, April 10, 17 at 2pm and a matinee performance April 14 at 11am.
Cast
Name…Character
Robert Branch……………………… Friar
Jay-Shawn Chandler……………….Romeo
Cachae Fisher………………………...Ensemble
Skyler Gahley………………………….Juliet
Brittany Gaul………………………….Lady Capulet
Charles Hargrave…………………...Tybalt/Balthasar
Khaki Hermann……………………...Head Guard/Ensemble
Matthew Lenczewski……………...Paris/Ensemble
Jack Matuszewski…………………..Prince
Micayla Moss………………………….Ensemble
Production Team
Director…………………………………………….T. Paul Lowry
Scenic, Video, & Sound Design/
Website…………………………………………….Lawless Archer Creative
Lighting Designer…………………………….. Colleen Albrecht
Costume Designer…………………………… Sarah Russell
Stage Manager………………………………… Kristen Boehnlein
Production Manager……………………….. Charles Smith
Technical Director…………………………… Martin M. Bluestein
Assistant Stage Manager…………………. Renee Calo
Master Electrician……………………………. Rob Wachala
RUN TO THE CAPULETS, RAISE UP THE MONTAGUES is a modern reconstruction of Romeo & Juliet, best described as CSI meets Shakespeare. The story is told using the classic texts rearranged to investigate why the young lovers died. The play
is set in the world of today, with its smartphones, video conferencing and social media. Along with a dazzling projection design and contemporary music, this production utilizes a virtual cast interacting with live actors. The virtual cast is comprised of
anyone in the general public that submits a video through our online process. Are you ready for your close up?
RUN TO THE CAPULETS, RAISE UP THE MONTAGUES (RCRM) was adapted in 2007/08 and premiered in the summer of 2008, at the Stratford Summer Festival. RCRM was presented “in Rep” with A Midsummer Night’s Dream, as an edgy new production of Romeo
& Juliet. It was like an experimental “B” Side for the popular summer classic.
RCRM was created by T. Paul Lowry while he served as the Creative Director of New Haven Theater Company (NHTC), Under the leadership of Mr. Lowry, NHTC had been experimenting in theatrical form, to redefine it, in the hopes of reaching
new audiences and tell interesting stories in new ways. Inspired by a little known element in Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, Mildred Montag’s obsession with the interactive television, NHTC endeavored to develop a project that would allow anyone, anywhere
to participate in the theatrical process, and to be able to do so on their terms. When it came to selecting the first project, the familiarity of Shakespeare seemed a logical direction, and the story of Rome and Juliet presented an avenue to connect to a younger
audience. Romeo & Juliet is one of the most well-known stories in western drama, the ending, with the untimely death of the lead characters, is an established plot point known to practically every audience member. Mr. Lowry used this common knowledge as a
tool, and wanted to investigate the story deeper. Popular television dramas like Law and Order and CSI, gave inspiration for how to reconstruct the story, making it and investigation into the death of Romeo and Juliet. RCRM became a reconstruction of the classic
play by starting at the end, and looking at the play through the eyes of the Friar and the Prince, both smaller roles in traditional versions. Still using the Shakespearean text, RCRM is a “CSI meets Shakespeare” version, updated to incorporate modern elements;
cell phones, video conferencing, the internet and modern music.
Tickets are $10 for Adults, $8 for Students, Faculty, and Staff, and FREE for Tri-C students with a valid ID (must show ID at the door to obtain tickets). To get tickets go to
www.tricticket.com or call 216-987-5536.
Fred Gloor
Tri-C Western Campus Theatre Dept.
11000 Pleasant Valley Rd.
Parma, Ohio 44130
216-987-5536
For tickets go to http://www.trictickets.com
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