The Middle East through the Lens of Shakespeare

6.4.16
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Date/Time
Date(s) - Jun 04
12:00 am

Location
Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum

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unnamed (2)The repertory at Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum season kicks off on June 4 with Romeo and Juliet, set in East Jerusalem. Director Ellen Geer elucidates the continued relevance of this 421-year-old play, setting Shakespeare’s tale of forbidden love and warring families in a city beset by age-old prejudices, street violence and religious differences.