This production takes place over the course of three days in July, 1968 in San Francisco, CA. PROLOGUE "Two Households..." Music by Mel Dreizen, Lyrics by William Shakespeare ACT ONE, SCENE ONE Golden Gate Park, 9am Sunday morning ACT ONE, SCENE TWO Outside of the Capulet house, Sunday afternoon ACT ONE, SCENE THREE Juliet's bedroom, Sunday evening ACT ONE, SCENE FOUR Outside of the Capulet house, Sunday evening ACT ONE, SCENE FIVE The Capulet Ball, Sunday evening "Sacramento Kiss" "Magnolia Wine" "God Only Knows" Music & Lyrics by Mel Dreizen ACT TWO, SCENES ONE & TWO Outside of the Capulet house, early Monday morning ACT TWO INTERLUDE "Now old desire doth in his deathbed lie..." Music by Mel Dreizen, Lyrics by William Shakespeare ACT TWO, SCENE THREE Friar Laurence's Garden, Monday morning ACT TWO, SCENE FOUR Outside of the Montague house, 12pm Monday afternoon ACT TWO, SCENE FIVE Juliet's bedroom, shortly after 12pm Monday afternoon ACT TWO, SCENE SIX Friar Laurence's Cell, Monday afternoon
ACT THREE, SCENE ONE Golden Gate Park, one hour later on Monday afternoon There will be one 15-minute intermission ACT THREE, SCENE TWO Juliet's bedroom, Monday evening ACT THREE, SCENE THREE Friar Laurence's Garden, Monday evening ACT THREE, SCENE FOUR Outside of the Capulet house, late Monday evening ACT THREE, SCENE FIVE Juliet's bedroom, break of day on Tuesday morning ACT FOUR, SCENE ONE Friar Laurence's Cell, Tuesday afternoon ACT FOUR, SCENE TWO The Capulet house, Tuesday evening ACT FOUR, SCENE THREE Juliet's bedroom, Tuesday evening ACT FOUR, SCENE FIVE Juliet's bedroom, dawn on Wednesday morning "Heart's Ease" Music by Mel Dreizen, Lyrics by William Shakespeare ACT FIVE, SCENE ONE A corner of Haight-Ashbury, Wednesday afternoon ACT FIVE, SCENE TWO Friar Laurence's Garden, Wednesday evening ACT FIVE, SCENE THREE The Capulets' tomb, late Wednesday evening to dawn of Thursday morning "A glooming peace this morning with it brings..." Music by Mel Dreizen, Lyrics by William Shakespeare
DIRECTOR: Christy McIntosh-Newsom SCENIC DESIGN/ TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: Will Jeffries SOUND DESIGN: Samuel Eckhardt LIGHTING DESIGN: Eli Newsom COSTUME DESIGN: Maggie Meath FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER: Mark Silence CHOREOGRAPHER: Sophie Pennock Collins (‘25) ORIGINAL MUSIC BY: Mel Dreizen (‘24) CAPULETS JULIET, daughter to Capulet: AUDREY COMPARE CAPULET, heads of two houses at variance with each other: OLIVER PETRI LADY CAPULET, wife to Capulet: SOPHIE PENNOCK COLLINS NURSE to Juliet: LIBBY MEEHAN PETER, assistant to Juliet’s Nurse: ERICA FLYNN TYBALT, nephew to Lady Capulet: AIDAN GUERNSEY Tybalt’s Page PETRUCHIO, a follower of Tybalt: ALEXIS POFF SAMSON, house of Capulet: GEMMA BURKARTH GREGORY, house of Capulet: ALEX BOSSIO CAPULETS: Delaney Dwyer, Everly Emanuel, Catherine Kelly, Lexie Lockwood, Julia Masso, Katelyn O’Connell, Alexis Poff, Maddie Ramos, Siena Rock MONTAGUES ROMEO, son to Montague: LUKE SILENCE MONTAGUE, heads of two houses at variance with each other: ROSS LIPPMAN LADY MONTAGUE, wife to Montague: OLIVIA CHEN BENVOLIO, nephew to Montague, and friend to Romeo: AMANDA PETRI BALTHASAR, a friend to Romeo: SARAH MAYA ABRAHAM, house of Montague: MEGAN LUBARSKY MONTAGUES: Annika Berkey, Julia Chow, Natalie FredericksSaintelus, Teagan Halpin, Aliyah Kadri, Leah McCabe, Sohana Reed, Alessandra Tuccillo
THOSE IN BETWEEN PRINCE ESCALUS: ERIN MORTON MERCUTIO, kinsman to the Prince and friend to Romeo: ASHTON DELLA PORTA PARIS, a young suitor, kinsman to the Prince: DAVID DREIZEN PAGE to Paris: CATHERINE KELLY FRIAR LAURENCE, Franciscan: KENNEDY KLEIN FRIAR JOHN, Franciscan: NATALIE CUNNINGHAM An APOTHECARY: ANNIKA BERKEY An OFFICER: DELANEY DWYER CHIEF WATCHMAN: AMIRA THOMAS WATCHMEN: KATELYN O’CONNELL & EVERLY EMANUEL THOSE IN BETWEEN: Musicians and Soloists ROSALINE, Romeo’s first love: MEL DREIZEN MUSICIANS: JULIA CHOW, REESE KELLY, BRANDON LAWRENCE & MICHAEL SIGAL SINGERS, 2.0 Chorus: TEAGAN HALPIN & NATALIE FREDERICKSSAINTELUS A SOLOIST at the Capulet Ball: MADDIE RAMOS Another SOLOIST at the Capulet Ball: ALEXIS POFF BACKUP SINGERS at the Capulet Ball: JULIA MASSO & ALESSANDRA TUCCILLO Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast. (Act 2, Scene 3)
CREW PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER: Melissa Dean STAGE MANAGER/ASSISTANT TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: Reid Fitter ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER: Ava Eldredge ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGNER: Scarlett Robbins FIGHT CAPTAINS: Sophie Pennock Collins & Luke Silence LIGHTING BOARD OPERATOR: Melissa Dean SPOTLIGHT OPERATORS: Maribelle Guillen & Emma McMorris RUN CREW DECK CAPTAIN (Stage Right): Zack Rua RUN CREW DECK CAPTAIN (Stage Left): Campbell Treschuk RUN CREW: Lucy Barton, Wesley Bowen, Ava Eldredge, Jaiden Johnson, Mack Julavits, Stevie LaPlante, Carson Nygaard, Ian Randolph, Lee Richerson, Bea Rollins, Alex Singapore BUILD CREW: Lucy Barton, Christopher DeSteno, Melissa Dean, Ava Eldredge, Reid Fitter, Fiona Gallagher, Jaiden Johnson, Mack Julavits, Micah Kelly, Reid Kwon, Stevie LaPlante, Fiona Gallagher, Emma McMorris, Dat Nyugen, Carson Nygaard, Nishika Puligundla, Ian Randolph, Lee Richerson, Emily Rodriguez, Bea Rollins, Zack Rua, Alex Singapore, Campbell Treschuk, Emma Witinok, Belle Zhang COSTUME CREW: Madeleine Braley, Natalie Cunningham, Delaney Dwyer, Rama Fall, Jacqui Pothier, Olivia Powell, Scarlett Robbins, Harper Smith PROPS: Melissa Dean Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight, For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night. (Act 1, Scene 5)
You are a lover; borrow Cupid’s wings, and soar with them above a common bound. (Act 1, Scene 4)
Special Thanks to: Renee Purdy & The Warner Theatre Fairfield Center Stage Patrick Halley Sal Porio and Jay Dirnberger Tere Mak Merrie Trout Steve Benko Larry Landini (Midnight Printing) Tracey Ormond Regina Ryan Geri Sisca Dr. Hatzis Drama Club Boosters FLHS PTA Wi$h List Program Front of House team - Tina Poff & Elaine Vassiliades The entire custodial staff at FLHS FLHS Drama Club will be Singin' in the Rain in April 2024. See you there!