Photo Flash: First Look at Alex Mills, Jefferson Farber and More in SHAKESPEARE'S R&J at Signature Theatre

By: Feb. 06, 2013
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Signature Theatre teams up this winter with Artistic Associate Joe Calarco for a bold new production of Calarco's play Shakespeare's R&J. Presented as Signature's first-ever production in-the-round, with a revised script never before heard in North America, Calarco's modern-day drama melds the timeless power of Romeo and Juliet with an imaginative new coming-of-age tale. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production below.

When a repressive all-male Catholic boarding school bans Romeo and Juliet in favor of Latin conjugations and the Ten Commandments, four students unearth a secret copy of the script and steal into the night to recite the prohibited tale of adolescent passion. What begins as a lark gradually yields surprising discoveries about greed, love, and adulthood. Brought to life by four exceptional actors (Rex Daugherty, Jefferson Farber, Alex Mills, and Joel David Santner), Calarco's drama within a drama transcends the boundaries between play and player.

Calarco will direct the production, running February 5 to March 3, 2013 in Signature's MAX Theatre. Scenic designer James Kronzer, lighting designer Chris Lee, and costume designer Kathleen Geldard will join Calarco on the creative team.

For more information, visit: http://www.signature-theatre.org/shows/shakespeares-rj

Photo Credit: Teresa Wood

Photo Flash: First Look at Alex Mills, Jefferson Farber and More in SHAKESPEARE'S R&J at Signature Theatre

Photo Flash: First Look at Alex Mills, Jefferson Farber and More in SHAKESPEARE'S R&J at Signature Theatre
Jefferson Farber. Background, from left: Alex Mills, Joel David Santner, Rex Daugherty

Photo Flash: First Look at Alex Mills, Jefferson Farber and More in SHAKESPEARE'S R&J at Signature Theatre
Alex Mills, Jefferson Farber

Photo Flash: First Look at Alex Mills, Jefferson Farber and More in SHAKESPEARE'S R&J at Signature Theatre
Alex Mills, Joel David Santner, Rex Daugherty, Jefferson Farber

Photo Flash: First Look at Alex Mills, Jefferson Farber and More in SHAKESPEARE'S R&J at Signature Theatre
Alex Mills

Photo Flash: First Look at Alex Mills, Jefferson Farber and More in SHAKESPEARE'S R&J at Signature Theatre
Alex Mills, Jefferson Farber

Photo Flash: First Look at Alex Mills, Jefferson Farber and More in SHAKESPEARE'S R&J at Signature Theatre
Rex Daugherty

Photo Flash: First Look at Alex Mills, Jefferson Farber and More in SHAKESPEARE'S R&J at Signature Theatre
Rex Daugherty, Alex Mills, Jefferson Farber, Joel David Santner

Photo Flash: First Look at Alex Mills, Jefferson Farber and More in SHAKESPEARE'S R&J at Signature Theatre
Joel David Santner

Photo Flash: First Look at Alex Mills, Jefferson Farber and More in SHAKESPEARE'S R&J at Signature Theatre
Joel David Santner, Jefferson Farber, Alex Mills, Rex Daugherty

Photo Flash: First Look at Alex Mills, Jefferson Farber and More in SHAKESPEARE'S R&J at Signature Theatre
Alex Mills, Joel David Santner, Jefferson Farber, Rex Daugherty

Photo Flash: First Look at Alex Mills, Jefferson Farber and More in SHAKESPEARE'S R&J at Signature Theatre
Alex Mills

Photo Flash: First Look at Alex Mills, Jefferson Farber and More in SHAKESPEARE'S R&J at Signature Theatre
Alex Mills

Photo Flash: First Look at Alex Mills, Jefferson Farber and More in SHAKESPEARE'S R&J at Signature Theatre
Alex Mills

Photo Flash: First Look at Alex Mills, Jefferson Farber and More in SHAKESPEARE'S R&J at Signature Theatre
Rex Daugherty, Jefferson Farber

Photo Flash: First Look at Alex Mills, Jefferson Farber and More in SHAKESPEARE'S R&J at Signature Theatre
Alex Mills, Jefferson Farber

Photo Flash: First Look at Alex Mills, Jefferson Farber and More in SHAKESPEARE'S R&J at Signature Theatre
Rex Daugherty, Alex Mills, Joel David Santner

Photo Flash: First Look at Alex Mills, Jefferson Farber and More in SHAKESPEARE'S R&J at Signature Theatre
Joel David Santner

Photo Flash: First Look at Alex Mills, Jefferson Farber and More in SHAKESPEARE'S R&J at Signature Theatre
Jefferson Farber and Joel David Santner

Photo Flash: First Look at Alex Mills, Jefferson Farber and More in SHAKESPEARE'S R&J at Signature Theatre
Alex Mills, Joel David Santner

Photo Flash: First Look at Alex Mills, Jefferson Farber and More in SHAKESPEARE'S R&J at Signature Theatre
Rex Daugherty, Joel David Santner, Jefferson Farber

Photo Flash: First Look at Alex Mills, Jefferson Farber and More in SHAKESPEARE'S R&J at Signature Theatre



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