Shakespeare in Love
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Based on the screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard
Adapted for the stage by Lee Hall
Music by Paddy Cunneen
Originally procured on the West End by Disney Theatrical Group & Sonia Friedman Productions, directed by Declan Donnellan, and designed by Nick Ormerod
Directed by Aubrey Deeker Hernandez
Fight choreography by Kit Wilder
Set design by R. Eric Stone
Lighting design by Andrew Carson
Costume design by Samantha Hicks
Penniless and indebted to two demanding producers, struggling young playwright William Shakespeare is tormented by writer’s block until he meets the beautiful Viola de Lesseps, daughter of a wealthy merchant, whose fiery passion for poetry and drama leaves her secretly longing to be an actor. Both are despondent when they learn that Viola’s father has promised her to the stuffy Lord Wessex in order to gain a title for their family. Under the veil of secrecy, Will and Viola’s passionate love affair becomes the basis of the very play he is writing, Romeo and Juliet. With opening night and the wedding day fast approaching, the plots race toward a parallel conclusion. Will it all work out in the end or are the two star-crossed lovers destined for tragedy?
Suggested Show Rating: PG
Visit conservatoryperforms.org to learn more, explore the digital program and purchase tickets.
Adapted for the stage by Lee Hall
Music by Paddy Cunneen
Originally procured on the West End by Disney Theatrical Group & Sonia Friedman Productions, directed by Declan Donnellan, and designed by Nick Ormerod
Directed by Aubrey Deeker Hernandez
Fight choreography by Kit Wilder
Set design by R. Eric Stone
Lighting design by Andrew Carson
Costume design by Samantha Hicks
Penniless and indebted to two demanding producers, struggling young playwright William Shakespeare is tormented by writer’s block until he meets the beautiful Viola de Lesseps, daughter of a wealthy merchant, whose fiery passion for poetry and drama leaves her secretly longing to be an actor. Both are despondent when they learn that Viola’s father has promised her to the stuffy Lord Wessex in order to gain a title for their family. Under the veil of secrecy, Will and Viola’s passionate love affair becomes the basis of the very play he is writing, Romeo and Juliet. With opening night and the wedding day fast approaching, the plots race toward a parallel conclusion. Will it all work out in the end or are the two star-crossed lovers destined for tragedy?
Suggested Show Rating: PG
Visit conservatoryperforms.org to learn more, explore the digital program and purchase tickets.
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Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre, Winchester, United States
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