November 8th - 24th, 2024
Ellie and Britt have been lifelong friends, lifelong haters of cheerleaders and lifelong drama geeks so when their All Girls Catholic School's drama club does Romeo and Juliet, obviously they'll be a part of it. But when Amber, a cheerleader with an injury unexpectedly gets the lead across from Britt, Ellie's heart is turned upside down. Actually, all their hearts are. A new queer kinda adaptation of Romeo and Juliet.
"Set against the backdrop of a phenomenal late-90s/early-2000s soundtrack, the production hearkens to a time that was simultaneously simpler and more complex for such adolescent exploration...the play’s conclusion is an astute reminder of the inescapable influence of our adolescent experiences even when we think we have left them behind completely." - Thinking Theatre NYC
"Mercutio Loves Romeo Loves Juliet Loves is a thoroughly engaging show with terrific performances, writing, and direction that are perfectly balanced between comical and sensitive, spirited and poignant, while driving home the meaningful message of the challenges of coming of age, being yourself, coming out, and being accepted with the help of friends when you feel like an outsider. It will make you laugh, feel, and think, so be sure not to miss it." - DC Theatre Arts
"While Mercutio Loves Romeo Love Juliet Loves has the heartache of unrequited love, it also reminds us we have long lives yet to live. And while you’re living that life, I
recommend you see this production! I’m only sorry that the cheerleaders with whom this drama kid did Tartuffe, Guys and Dolls and The Pajama Game won’t get to see this production." - Theatre
Beyond Broadway
Written by Gina Femia
Directed by Scott Ebersold
Starring Leah Nicole Raymond*, Stacey Raymond* and Rocky Vega*
Stage Managed by Michelle Elizabeth*
Assistant Stage Managed by Rachel McPherson and Rachel Palmer
Designed by Emmett Grosland, Sam Kaseta, Brynne Oster-Bainnson, Kristen VanDerlyn and Derek Van Heel.
Choreography by Brad Landers
Production Management by Vaibu Mohan
Technical Direction by Curtis Howard
General Management by Alex Conder
Associate Producer: Amy Lau Croyle
Press Agent: Katie Rosin/Kampfire PR
*member, Actors Equity Association
Location
The Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theater at ART/NY
502 W 53rd Street
NYC
Media
-Listen to Artistic Director Tim Errickson talk about Mercutio Loves Romeo Loves Juliet Loves as part of the Boomerang Season on the Stage Whisper Podcast.
-Listen to playwright Gina Femia and director Scott Ebersold chat with the Stage Whisper Podcast about the process of creating Mercutio Loves Romeo Loves Juliet Loves.
-Listen to Artistic Director Tim Errickson talk with Robert Gonyo on the Go See a Show podcast about Mercutio Loves Romeo Loves Juliet Loves, joy in hindsight, speeches that won’t let you rest, and turning a tragedy into something celebratory.
-Read an interview with director Scott Ebersold in Authority Magazine about a life in the performing arts.
-Listen to the soundtrack to the show on Spotify, designed by Sound Designer Sam Kaseta.
Meet the Creative Team:
Gina Femia (Playwright) is a writer whose work has been seen/developed at The Goodman Theater, MCC Theater, Playwrights Horizons, EST, Page 73, New Georges, CTG, Theater of NOTE,
Rivendell Theater, among others. Selected honors include The Kilroys List, Leah Ryan Prize, Doric Wilson Award, the Otis Guernsey New Voices Award and the Neukom Award in Playwriting, nominations
for Drama League and NYIT. Gina is a former Core Writer with the Playwrights Center, and an Alum of EST Youngblood, Page73's Interstate 73, Pipeline Theatre’s PlayLab, New Georges' Audrey
Residency, the Ingram New Play Lab at Nashville Rep and Parsnip Ship's Radio Roots Writer's Group. Gina’s a New Georges Affiliated Artist and has received residencies with Page73, Powerhouse, NTI
at the O’Neill, SPACE on Ryder Farm, and Fresh Ground Pepper. Gina's debut YA novel, Alondra, came out this year.
Scott Ebersold (Director) is a New York-based director of theatre who specializes in new plays, musicals, and reinventing classics. He was the director of the Off-Broadway premier of Max Vernon’s The View UpStairs which was nominated for the Lucille Lortel and Drama Desk Awards for best new musical, and an AUDELCO Award for best director. Other credits include Dan Marshall, Becca Blackmore, and Julian Blackmore’s The Peculiar Tale of the Prince of Bohemia and the Society of Desperate Victorians (Goodspeed Opera House); Briandaniel Oglesby’s Small Steps (Portland Center Stage); Bobby Cronin and Crystal Skillman’s Concrete Jungle (DDM Productions); Jordan Seavey’s Children At Play (Collaboration Town); Explorers Concert (NYMF); Kari Bentley-Quinn’s Paper Cranes; Andrew Lippa’s Wild Party (Post Theatre); Joshua Conkel’s America You Kill Me; Alejandro Morales’s the silent concerto (FringeNYC Best Director); and expat/inferno (FringeNYC Best Production). He was an Artistic Associate at Classic Stage Company, a Literary Associate at Tectonic Theatre, and the founder of Packawallop Productions. MFA Columbia University. www.scottebersold.com
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