The Two Gentlemen of Verona
When two best friends fall in love with the same woman, chaos ensues. Proteus is determined to destroy the betrothal of his friend, Valentine, and the lovely Silvia, but he also forgets his own beloved Julia in the midst. Resolved to win back his love, Julia travels to Milan to find Proteus.
At a Glance
Disguise • Love • Mistaken Identity
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The Two Gentlemen of Verona
By William Shakespeare
Translation by Amelia Roper
A contemporary translation of one of Shakespeare’s earliest explorations of love and friendship.
In one of his earliest plays, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Shakespeare began exploring themes of love and friendship that became the focus of some of his greatest works. Amelia Roper’s translation focuses on how the verse sounds—the feeling of the words as spoken by an actor and listened to by an audience. This version offers a new sort of life to the play, letting audiences feel like they’re truly hearing it as Shakespeare’s audience might have more than four hundred years ago.
Production History
May 21, 2018
Translation Workshop
Workshop and Staged Reading at the Boston Court Theatre in Pasadena California
Produced by:
Play On! / Boston Court
June 4, 2019
Play On! Festival NYC
Rehearsal and Staged Reading directed by Lisa Wolpe with full cast as part of the Play On! Translation Festival in NYC.
Produced by:
Play On! / Classic Stage / Oregon Shakespeare Festival
