wo rival families, the Capulets
and the Montagues, are fighting
with each other; the Prince
orders them to stop at the risk of
their lives. Lady Montague is concerned
about the withdrawn behavior of her teenage
son, Romeo, but to his friend, Benvolio, he
confesses he is infatuated with a lady of the
court, Rosaline. With another friend,
Mercutio, a relative of the Prince, they hear
about a party being given by Lord Capulet
and they de- cide to "gate-crash" it. At the
party Romeo and Juliet, the daughter of Lord
and Lady Capulet, fall deeply in love, and
with the help of Juliet's conniving Nurse and
a friendly monk, Friar Laurence, they decide
to marry without seeking their parents'
permission. Despite the Prince's warning the
young men continue their feuding. In one of
the brawls Mercutio is killed by Tybalt, Lord
Capulet's nephew, and in revenge Romeo
kills Tybalt and is banished by the angry
Prince. At the risk of his life Romeo spends
the wedding night with Juliet and then goes
into hiding in Mantua. Meanwhile, Juliet's
parents arrange for her to marry a young
nobleman, Paris, and in her distress she
agrees to take a drug prescribed by Friar
Laurence; she will appear to be dead, only to
revive later in her tomb, where the Friar
arranges that Romeo will return to her. This
plan goes wrong, however, when Romeo fails
to get a message from the Friar. Instead he
hears from his Page that Juliet is dead. He
hurries to her tomb, encounters and kills his
rival, Paris, then kills himself with poison he
has recently bought from an apothecary.
Juliet awakens at the time promised by the
Friar and when she sees Romeo dead she kills
herself. The Friar confesses to the parents
his part in the plan, and both families, in
their distress, agree to settle their differences
and live at peace.
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Director, Sam McCready Assistant Director, Ann Ciccolella
Producer, William T. Brown Lighting and Sound, Terry Cobb
Construction Engineer, Terry Cobb Fight Choreographer, Robert Giglio
Costumes, Elena Zlotescu Speech Consultant, Alice Robinson
CAST
(in order of appearance)
Tybalt Kenneth Matthew Hicks
Benvolio Robb Bauer
Prince Kerry Ellis
Lady Montague Donna Sherman
Romeo David Steinberg
Lord Capulet Tom Peak
Paris Kerry Ellis
Peter Robert Thomas, Jr.
Lady Capulet Elisabeth Conway
Nurse Marian Yasenchak
Juliet Marjorie Fisher
Mercutio John Wellmann
Friar Laurence Ron Bopst
Servant Victoria Johnson
Balthasar Jeremy White
Apothecary John Wellmann
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Assistant Technical Director Charles Argent
Stage Manager Ann Ciccolella
Assistant Costume Designer Nada Blagojevic
Assistant Stage Managers Robert Thomas, Jr., Victoria Johnson
Publicity Cathy Burroughs, Deborah Tunney
Promotion Assistant Robert Thomas, Jr.
Program Design Frankie Payne
Sound Design Paul V. Fronc
Set/Property Construction Costume Construction
and Running Crew and Running Crew
Rachel Burchard, Sara Holden, Rosemary E. Adams,
Maureen Konkel, William Simms, Eileen DiPietro, Miriam Goldberg,
Andrew Zeisberg Stella H. Skane, Rosemary Strausler
Make-Up
Miriam Goldberg
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August 1 & 2
UMBC QUADRANGLE
August 4
OUTSIDE OF NATIONAL PLACE
Washington, D.C.
E St. between 13th and 14th
August 7
ALLEN POND, Bowie, MD
Rt. 3 South to Rt. 197 West;
left on Mitchellville Rd.;
right onto Northview Rd.
August 8
MONTPELIER MANSION CULTURAL
ARTS CENTER
12826 Lsurel.Rowie Rd., Laurel, MD
Laurel/Bowie Exit Rt. 197 off Baltimore.
Washington Parkway
August 9
COSCA REGIONAL PARK
1100 Thrift Rd., Clinton. MD
off Brandywine Rd., Exit 495 South
August 13
HARBORPLACE, Baltimore, MD
(selected scenes)
August 15-17
RASH FIELD
Inner Harbor, Baltimore
August 18& 19
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August 18 & 19
WYMAN PARK DELL
Across from the Baltimore Museum of Art
August 21
VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION
MEDICAL CENTER
Perry Point, MD
Exit 7 South off I-95 to Perryville
August 22 & 23
TYDING'S PARK
at the Waterfront, Havre de Grace, MD
I-95 North Exit 6
August 25 & 26
MCDONOGH SCHOOL
8600 McDonogh Rd.
1 mile North off Beltway
Exit 20 Reisterstown Rd.;
2 miles West on McDonogh Rd.
August 27 & 28
LAKEFRONT FESTIVAL TOWN CENTER
Columbia, MD
September 5 & 6
UMBC QUADRANGLE
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Curtain time each evening is 7 pm,
unless otherwise stated. All
performances are free and open to the
public. For more detailed directions
or further information, call the
UMBC Office of Arts Management
at 455-2065.
UMBC Theatre
Department Faculty
William T. Brown,
Associate Professor, Chairman
Associate Professors: X. Mehta,
A. Robinson, W Salkind
Assistant Professors: T. Cobb,
G. Holmes, S. McCready,
W. Witcover, E. Zlotescu
Instructors: L. Anderson,
K. Fletcher, P LaNoue, C. Spivey
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