Romeo & Juliet

Comments (0) By Olivia Flores Alvarez Thursday, Jun 14 2012

The HITS Theatre production of Romeo & Juliet, currently running through Saturday, may be the only Houston performance of the Shakespeare classic this season where the cast is the same age as the characters. Director Matt Hune says that working with a young cast opened his eyes to new aspects of the play. "I've seen Romeo & Juliet done a lot, and I've worked on a couple of professional productions myself," Hune tells us. "I never knew why Romeo and Juliet killed themselves, I couldn't really justify it. Working with these young actors has shown a new light on the story for me. This production is very raw and truthful."

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Hits Theatre

311 W. 18th St.
Houston, TX 77008

Category: Performing Arts Venues

Region: Heights

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Juliet is a soon-to-be senior Emily De Forest, who lives in Fulshear. Romeo is David Friedrich, who will be going to college in Nebraska in the fall."My approach with the students was to really tear it all down to the language, to really have the actors experience Shakespeare's words. I wanted them to see how the language affected them as opposed to 'acting' Shakespeare. They're really making personal connections to the text."
Fri., June 22, 7:30 p.m.; Sat., June 23, 2 & 7:30 p.m., 2012