Shakespeare’s R & J
- Alternative title
- Romeo and Juliet
- Synopsis
- Video recording of the play by Joe Calarco. Four boys in a repressive Catholic boarding school (of several decades ago) engage in a clandestine reading of a copy of Romeo and Juliet which is hidden under the floorboards of their dormitory. The play is a forbidden text in the school. As they read the play, they gradually take on the roles within it and begin to act the play out with basic props. As the play develops, they imperceptibly slip into the drama’s situations, the emotions of their roles begin to take over and they begin to explore their own feelings and burgeoning sexuality.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); All-male casts; Rehearsals
Credits
- Director
- Joe Calarco
- Writer
- Joe Calarco
- Cast
Daniel J. Shore Danny Gurwin Greg Shamie Sean Dugan
Production Company
Archive
- Name
Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT)
- toft@nypl.org
- Web
- http://www.nypl.org/locations/lpa/theatre-film-and-tape-archive External site opens in new window
- Phone
- + 1 (212) 870-1642
- Fax
- (212) 8701868
- Address
- Billy Rose Theatre Collection
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York,New York
10023-7498
USA
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