Kicking off the 2016 summer repertory season at Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum’s outdoor amphitheater on June 4, director Ellen Geer re-sets William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in East Jerusalem,.
Theatricum is best known for its productions that frame contemporary social issues through the lens of classic literature. Geer says, “We place the story in a city currently divided by political and cultural strife. The lovers are able to see beyond the narrow scope of the world in which they live and find each other in spite of it all.”
Romeo and Juliet opens on Saturday, June 4 at 7:30 p.m. and continues through Oct. 2. Tickets range from$10-$38.50; children 4 and under are free. Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum is located at 1419 North Topanga Canyon Blvd. in Topanga, midway between Malibu and the San Fernando Valley. For a complete schedule of performances and to purchase tickets, call 310-455-3723 or log onto www.theatricum.com.
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