Smith Street Stage, a brand new Brooklyn-based theater company, will take the stage next week with their condensed rendition of Romeo & Juliet. The William Shakespeare play that consists of 20 characters will be played by five actors and streamlined to 90 minutes. The shows will be performed at Carroll Park August 16th-20th and 26th-28th at 6:30pm. It’s free of charge, and audience members can bring their own seating.
Using Carroll Park as their only set and eliminating elaborate costumes, Smith Street Stage hopes to put emphasis on the language by having it spoken by classically trained actors. The cast consists of locals from NYU Tisch, UConn Drama, and Yale Grad Acting.
Fore more information, including cast info, albums, and directions to the park, visit www.smithstreetstage.org.
Thanks for posting this, this looks like a great event to take my girlfriend.