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Romeo and Juliet (Modern English)

adapted by Craig Mason Canadian Author from Shakespeare

Does your drama club perform for grade school or family audiences? Try this retelling of Romeo and Juliet. The son and daughter of rivals fall in love, causing the age-old grudge between the families to resurface. It is a universal story, and Shakespeare's best-known work.

Our version gives an overview of the story and offers a lively introduction to the play.

Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 40 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
12 Characters
7 M 2 F 3 Any Gender
Easily Expandable
Set
Interior and Exterior
Length
28 pages
Free Excerpt

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Royalty fees apply to all performances whether or not admission is charged. Any performance in front of an audience (e.g. an invited dress rehearsal) is considered a performance for royalty purposes.

Exemption details for scenes and monologues for competition.

12 Characters

7 M, 2 F, 3 Any Gender, Easily Expandable

Characters in this play are currently identified as male or female. Directors are welcome to assign any gender (binary or non-binary) to any character and modify pronouns accordingly.


The Montagues
Romeo [M] 71 lines
Benvolio [M] 31 lines
Mercutio [M] 26 lines

Others
Narrator [A] 24 lines
One Monologue
Friar Laurence [M] 1 line
One Monologue
The Prince of Verona [M] 4 lines
Two Monologues
Mantua Newsie [A] 15 lines

The Capulets
Capulet [M] 30 lines
One Monologue
Juliet [F] 44 lines
Nurse [F] 23 lines
Tybalt [M] 9 lines
One Monologue
Messenger [M] 52 lines

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