By William Shakespeare
Directed by Kim Rubinstein
Performed in the outdoor Festival Glen.
"Is love a tender thing? It is too rough, too rude, too boisterous, and it pricks like thorn." – Romeo, Romeo and Juliet, Act I
Director Kim Rubinstein (Much Ado About Nothing, 2007) returns to SSC to direct Romeo and Juliet, considering it the play she was born to direct, calling it "the greatest love story ever written. Soul mates coming together and releasing great passions, Romeo and Juliet just have that deep love and just go there. That purity of response is so rare and so powerful.” One of the most beloved of Shakespeare’s plays, Romeo and Juliet, and its story of “star crossed lovers” betrayed by an adult world, has found myriad interpretations in performances from international ballet and opera to local high school drama clubs. It also remains highly relevant today. As Ms. Rubinstein observes, “At the heart of the play, the ultimate tragedy occurs because the adults didn’t listen or listened too late. It is in the small moments of our everyday lives, moments where we don’t treat each other with kindness and compassion and listening, that is where the seeds of violence begin.”
Director Kim Rubinstein (at left), former Associate Artistic Director of Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, CT, serves on the faculty of the Theatre & Dance Department at UC San Diego where she currently heads the Undergraduate Acting Program. Scenic Design by Erhard Rom. Costume Design by Olivera Gajic. Lighting Design by Peter West. Sound Design and original music composed by Andre Pluess.
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