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Not Your Standard Shakespeare: Drop Dead, Juliet!
Romeo and Juliet may never be the same, thanks to the comedic classical adaptation, Drop Dead, Juliet!, by Allison Williams. Director Catie Reardon and the drama students at Rio Grande High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico channeled their inner-Shakespeare with this one-act comedy. Not simply a spoof of the Shakespearean classic, this modern version takes on a life of its own. Juliet demands a new story – and in Drop Dead, Juliet!, she definitely gets it!
Drop Dead Juliet is almost ready for an audience, and my actors are having so much fun! Love, death, sword fights, what else does a good Shakespeare play need?!
Way to go, Rio Grande High School!
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Drop Dead, Juliet!
by Allison Williams
Juliet has had enough! No more poison, stabbing, or dying. Romeo and Juliet will never be the same - or will it? Not everyone's so keen on the changes.
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A selection of 10 Shakespeare perusal scripts. Whether it's a cutting that uses the original text, a monologue or scene book, or a parody that spoofs the story, these plays offer a great window into Shakespeare's world.