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Romeo and Juliet
By William Shakespeare
Translation by Hansol Jung
Shakespeare’s famous play finds new life with a translation into contemporary American English.
“For never was a story of more woe / Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.” In this new version of Romeo and Juliet, written in accessible modern English, Hansol Jung breathes new life into Shakespeare’s famous tragedy. By closely examining the familiar language and focusing on the subtleties of the text, Jung illuminates a surprising and more nuanced world than many of us have come to expect from the well-known tale of star-crossed lovers.
Production History
Dec 6, 2016
NYC Development Session
A one-day table work session with cast in NYC.
Feb 1, 2019
Workshop in NYC
Three days of development in NYC.
May 27, 2019
Play On! Festival NYC
Rehearsal and Staged Reading directed by Danya Taymor with full cast as part of the Play On! Translation Festival in NYC.
Produced by:
Play On! / Classic Stage / Oregon Shakespeare Festival