This weekend, the Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts in Marysville, Wash performing its queer take on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. In their version, this classic drama now tells a homoerotic story of forbidden love between men. It follows four teenage boys attending an all-male parochial boarding school during the 1950s. Tired of their rigid routines, they begin to read and perform Romeo and Juliet after school. While the boys initially take their roles less than seriously, they quickly become enveloped in the story, with those playing the leads seeming to take it to a whole new level.
The play, written by Joe Calarco was first presented in 1997 at the Expanded Arts Theatre Company’s storefront on New York’s Lower East Side. and a year later the John Houseman Theatre where it ran for over a year (385 performances) earning Clarco a prestigious Lucille Lortel Award.
Shakespeare's R&J will run through Feb. 4 — with performances at 8:00 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2:00 p.m.
on Sundays. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors/students/military. Buy tickets online at
https://redcurtainfoundation.org or over the phone at (360) 322-7402 or at the box office Tuesdays through
Saturdays from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Labels: 2024, Joe Calarco, Marysville, RedCurtainFoundation, Shakespeare's R + J, Wash
