Romeo and Juliet (One Hour)
cutting and notes by Lindsay Price from the original by Shakespeare
A one act annotated version of Shakespeare's tragic tale of star-crossed lovers.
About 60 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
22
18 M | 4 W, Doubling Possible
Interior and Exterior
39 pages
Shakespeare's most popular play, Romeo and Juliet tells the universal story of star-crossed lovers.
Characters
22
18 Men, 4 Women, Doubling Possible
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.
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Escalus
[M]
8 lines
- Prince of Verona. One Monologue.
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Paris
[M]
4 lines
- A young count.
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Montague
[M]
8 lines
- Romeo's father. One Monologue
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Capulet
[M]
36 lines
- Juliet's father. One Monologue
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Romeo
[M]
98 lines
- Montague's son. Several Monologues
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Tybalt
[M]
13 lines
- Juliet’s cousin.
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Mercutio
[M]
34 lines
- Romeo’s friend.
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Benvolio
[M]
35 lines
- Romeo’s cousin.
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Friar Laurence
[M]
24 lines
- A religious man. One Monologue
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Friar John
[M]
3 lines
- A religious man.
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Balthasar
[M]
2 lines
- Servant to Romeo.
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Abram
[M]
5 lines
- Servant to Montague.
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Sampson
[M]
13 lines
- Servant to Capulet.
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Gregory
[M]
9 lines
- Servant to Capulet.
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Peter
[M]
7 lines
- Servant to Capulet.
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Apothecary
[M]
3 lines
- An expert in medicines.
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Lady Montague
[W]
2 lines
- Montague’s wife.
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Lady Capulet
[W]
15 lines
- Capulet’s wife.
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Juliet
[W]
65 lines
- Capulet’s daughter. Several Monologues.
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Nurse
[W]
47 lines
- Nurse to Juliet.
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Watchmen
[M]
1, 1 lines
- Two guards.
- Citizens, servants, partygoers, and soldiers
- Subgenres
- Shakespeare
- Settings
- 16th Century / Elizabethan
- Dress
- Period costumes
- Audience
- Pre-teen Teen
- Features
- Masks Opportunity for spectacle Stage combat
- Set
- Simple set
- Cautions
- Onstage murder
- Themes
- Adolescence Death Love Parenting/Family Relationships Obedience Suicide Revenge
- Cross-Curricular Uses
- Shakespeare
- Other uses
- Competition Audition material Class work Scene work
Prop List
Swords, Piece of paper, Several masks, Basket of flowers, Ring, Dagger, Money, Vial
Production Photos
Multimedia
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Customer Comments
I was thrilled to find this version of Romeo and Juliet, and look forward to working on it. The length, and yet the quality of the edits in writing make it possible to even think about in our situation. Yea!
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Romeo and Juliet (One Hour)
cutting and notes by Lindsay Price from the original by Shakespeare
About 60 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
22
18 M | 4 W, Doubling Possible
Interior and Exterior
39 pages