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Romeo & Juliet

A Queer Adaptation

By: William Shakespeare

Adapted by: Carolyn Conover and Andrew Head

Romeo and Juilet 

Michigan State University, May 2015

 

Director - Carolyn Conover

Scenic Design - Mike Merluzzi

Costume Design - Marley Boone

Lighting Design - Daniel C. Huston

Sound Design - Daniel C. Huston

 

Romeo and Juilet 

Concept Statement

 

In this production of Romeo & Juliet, the director wanted to relate the classic story of Romeo and Juliet to a modern audience and use it to discuss contemporary views of sexuality by making Romeo and Juliet a lesbian couple in high school.

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