The Excellent and Most Lamentable Tragedy of

ROMEO and JULIET


by William Shakespeare 

Directed by Karen Fort.


With an original rock score by Tom Fort of Cobalt and the Hired Guns,

choreography by Chris McCray of Corpo Dance Company,

and fights by Babes With Blades

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Romeo and Juliet will be performed at

Chase Park Theater


Performances dates:

May 14 & 15 (7pm), 16 (2pm), 21 & 22 (7pm).


Tickets: $11 (adults), $7 (students & seniors) - cash or credit card only. 

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It’s been ten years since we last produced this masterpiece.  Time for an update!  We promise to make this a very understandable, accessible production and invite audiences of all ages to attend.  Remember, it’s a tragedy, not a romance...

Check back later for more information!   Thanks!

Nick Rush (Romeo) and

Mercedes Frierson (Juliet) 

Somebody’s gonna die - but not Benvolio, he lives to tell the story:

Kevin Parise (Benvolio) fights

the Prince of Cats, Tybalt (Joe Bunke)

Our cast!

Our theme song - ROME, by Cobalt & the Hired Guns - takes a while to load, be patient please!

Directed & produced: Karen Fort

Stage Management: Kathleen Wenzlick

Lighting design: Cliff Williams.     Costume design: Diane Hamm.

Scenic design: Scott Heston.                Muralist: Oscar Oliveres.

Sound design: Keith Fort.                Sound operator: Leah Otto.

Original music composed by: Tom Fort / Cobalt & the Hired Guns

Choreography: Chris McCray (Corpo Dance Company)

Fight direction: Stephanie Repin & Libby Beyreis (Babes With Blades)

House manager: JoAnn Worthy.             Asst Director: Virginia Trover


Queen of Verona ..................................................... Sarah Noel Rush

Attaché to the Queen .................................................. Virginia Trover

Mercutio ........................................................................... Jake Jones

Mercutio’s page ............................................................ Steven Hobbs

Count Paris ................................................................... Calvin Hinson

Paris’ page ............................................................... Carson Surmeier


Montague, father of Romeo .......................................... Oreste Manno

Lady Montague, mother of Romeo ............................... Sylvia Schluter

Montague’s page ........................................................ Solomon Hobbs

Romeo Montague .............................................................. Nick Rush

Balthazar, Romeo’s page ................................................. Justin Burns

Benvolio, Montague’s nephew ......................................... Kevin Parise

Benvolio’s page ...............................................................Ivan Jaramillo

Abram, servant to Montague ................................................ Chris Lysy


Capulet, father of Juliet ................................................... Tom Martinez

Lady Capulet, mother of Juliet ...................................... Amy Hendricks

Capulet’s page ................................................................... Skye Hobbs

Juliet Capulet ....................................................... Mercedes Frierson

Tybalt, nephew to Capulet .................................................... Joe Bunke

Tybalt’s page ................................................................... Javaun Baker

Nurse, Juliet’s foster-mother ....................................... Eileen Ferguson

Petra, attending on the Nurse ............... Samuela Brenda Nematchoua

Sampson, of the Capulet household ............................ Zack Livingston

Gregory, of the Capulet household ................................... John Collins

Antonia, of the Capulet household ........................... Bailey Rose Boyle

Potpan, of the Capulet household ..................................... Sariah West

Poet ................................................................................. Darius Parker


Friar Lawrence, a Franciscan ........................................... Jim Schutter

Friar John, a Franciscan ...................................................... Chris Lysy

Apothecary, of Mantua ......................................................... Joe Bunke