ROMEO AND JULIET
February 23-25, March 2-4 and March 8-11, 1989
Trace Theater, Port Gibson, Mississippi
Adapted from the play by William Shakespeare
With Original Music and Additional Lyrics by Larry Davis, David Reiffel, Jerome Williams
Port Gibson, Mississippi (population: 2,371) was the site for ROMEO & JULIET : Shakespeare's tragedy of familial hatreds performed by a racially integrated cast of 40 in a movie theater.
Adapted from the play by William Shakespeare
With Original Music and Additional Lyrics by Larry Davis, David Reiffel, Jerome Williams
Director - Bill Rauch
Producers - Paul Bostwick, Alison Carey
Production Stage Manager - Donal Logue
Company Stage Manager - Alison Carey
Set, Costume and Poster Designer - Lynn Jeffries
Lighting and Sound Designer - Mary-Ann Greanier
Technical Director - Benajah Cobb
Musical Director - Ashby Semple
Fight Director and Choreographer - Colleen Kelly
Technical Assistant - Read McCullough
Set Crew - Claiborne Alford, Constance Alford, Keith Alford, McKenna Alford, Allison Batton, Nancy Batton, Sandy Batton, Christopher D. Berry, Colleen Connor, Virginia Connor, David Crosby, Patty Crosby, Erin Ellis, Annette Louis, Arnette Nash, Dwayne Nash, Al Reed, Ronnie Thomposon, James Young
Lighting Crew - Kenya Summage, Alicia M. Strawberry
Costume Construction - Jane Abraham, Peggy Etheridge, Geneva Hill, Geraldine Nash, Hattie Turpinspeed, Shirley Wilson
Assistant Stage Manager - Billy Howard
Set Crew - Peter Cohn, Ron Temple,
Lighting Crew - Althea Hicks, Candie Wilson
Make-up - Linda Stewart
Concessions - Darlene Schraufnagel
Poster Painters - Ashley Dodgen, Tripp Farr, Melanie Headley, Dwayne Nash, Katrice Thompson
The Chorus | Frances Crowell |
Sampson, a Montague High student | Walter Mays |
Leslie, a Montague High student | Latrina Holmes |
Abram, a Capulet Academy student | Graven Bilbo |
Paris' Niece, a Capulet Academy student | Genni McKey |
Benvolio, Romeo's cousin | Earl Wilson |
Tybalt, Juliet's cousin | Ashby Semple |
Police Officer | Angela Shelton |
Mamaw Capulet, Juliet's grandmother | Kay Bilbro |
Mrs. Capulet, Juliet's mother | Kathy Ellis |
Mr. Montague | Romeo's father |
Mrs. Montague, Romeo's mother | Estella Reed |
Mayor of Verona | Mary Curry |
Montague Boys, Romeo's brothers | Adrian Brown, Darius Holmes |
Romeo Montague | Edret Brinston |
Balthasar, Romeo's friend | Allen Curry |
Bopper, Romeo's friend | Willie Bingham |
Paris, a banker | Melvin McFatter |
Juliet Capulet | Amy Brenneman |
Capulet Academy Students | Jill Disharoon, Dana Schraufnagel, Jeanna Jinks |
Montague Memorial High students | Stephanie Sampson, Darcy Schraufnagel, Tara Wren |
Mint Julep Belles | Cathi Dodgen, Peggy Etheridge, Linda Headley |
Nurse to Juliet | Bobbi Jean Young |
Mercutio, Romeo's friend | Christopher Moore |
Uncle Harry Capulet | Jerry Bangham |
Father Lawrence, a Catholic priest | Peter Howard |
Deacon Joan | Helen Holmes |
Addict in New Orleans | David Crosby |
Elementary School Students | Athena Hynum, Katrice Thompson |
Pianist | Jerome Williams |
Guitars | Beth Batton, Larry Davis |
Flutes | Jeanna Jinks, Joyce Massengill |
Singers | Frances Crowell, Ariane Davis, Etta Davis, Larry Davis, Jill Disharoon, Kristi Garner, Ronnie Groves, Dwayne Nash, Sandra Nash, Miranda Robinson, Vera Ann Smith, Vickie Waters |
Program:
Article by American Theater Magazine:
Article by NY times:
Article by LA Times:
http://articles.latimes.com/1989-08-19/entertainment/ca-481_1_white-girl
Newsletters about the play:
From Dec 1988 newsletter copy.pdf
from June 1989 newsletter copy.pdf