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Two River Theater production experiments with a new approach to ‘Romeo and Juliet’

Read the Two River interview with Artistic Director, Justin Waldman, with a focus on the 2023 production of Romeo and Juliet, translated by Hansol Jung.

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Two River Theater production experiments with a new approach to ‘Romeo and Juliet’

By Jacqueline Larcara | April 3, 2023

Remember “No Fear Shakespeare,” the SparkNotes study guide that provides a contemporary translation of the Bard’s works?

That is, in a manner of speaking, what playwright Hansol Jung (“Wolf Play,” “Wild Goose Dreams,” “Cardboard Piano”) did with her verse adaptation of “Romeo and Juliet,” which will have its world premiere at the Two River Theater in Red Bank, April 8-30.