In this version, the characters seem to speak the lines, but we can’t hear them because they’re in the middle of such a raucous party. To realize her vision, Rochon has hacked away great swaths of exquisite text, including the “palmers” exchange, in which Romeo and Juliet fall in love with one another. And, inexplicably, Andy Warhol steps into the role of the Prince of Verona, even though the Prince is all about civility and Warhol was famously perverse. In this production, everybody looks innocently tidy in designer Jessica Bayntun’s black-and-white costumes, which would have been more at home on Carnaby Street. Rochon sets the action in 1965, in Andy Warhol’s Factory, and it’s an odd fit: Romeo and Juliet is about the romantic idealism of youth, but the Factory was a hangout for speed users, drag queens, and hustlers. Camille Legg, who’s playing Romeo in this production, is that kind of star.ĭirector Anita Rochon has had her way with Shakespeare’s script, the title of which she renders as Romeo + Juliet. Seeing a new star hurtling toward you full of light is one of the thrills of going to the theatre.
A Studio 58 production, presented in association with the Chop Theatre.
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