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Drop Dead, Juliet!

Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools

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.

 About 30 minutes

Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks


 18
4 M | 13 W | 1 Any Gender


Simple Set


 30 pages

Comedy Classical Adaptation Shakespeare

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Juliet has had enough! Enough with the poison, enough with the stabbing, and especially enough with the dying. She wants a new story and she wants it now. More parts for girls! More romance! Less death!

Romeo and Juliet will never be the same - or will it? Not everyone's so keen on the changes. And why is Romeo sneaking off with Rosaline?

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