'Romeo And Juliet' Coming To Bryn Mawr Performing Arts Center

BRYN MAWR, PA – Bryn Mawr's Wolf Performing Arts Center is gearing up for a production of Romeo and Juliet that has a modern twist.

The Wolf PAC will present "Romeo and Juliet" Dec. 14 through Dec. 16 in the center’s Black Box Theater. The production features 19 sixth through 12th grade students from 14 unique schools in the Greater Philadelphia Area.

Check out a description of the upcoming production:

The school of Verona, a prestigious Boarding School in Massachusetts in 2018, is a beautiful, sprawling institution that boasts students who are college-bound, career driven, and highly centered. When the Capulets and Montagues collide, the power of love triumphs over the strength of greed, appearances, and wealth. In trying to shield their children, have these families driven them to an untimely death?

"Romeo and Juliet challenges our young performers' intellect, asking them to consider how themes relevant in the 1500s are still so prominent today," said Director Betsy Wolf Regn. "Every rehearsal process offers a chance for actors to self-reflect, realize their value in an ensemble, and feel the pride that only completing such a unique task can supply."

"I have never worked on a Shakespeare show before, and it definitely was a challenging experience to adapt to his writing, but I think it paid off because it helped me improve my acting," said Friends' Central School ninth grader Leo Flora who is playing Romeo.

Every role teaches me something new about acting.

"This show, and particularly our amazing director Betsy, have taught me to be conscious of my intentions and expectations in scenes," McKenn Blinman, a Friends' Central senior playing Elizabeth. "This show has allowed me worlds of growth as an actor and as a person."

"Romeo and Juliet has taught me to embrace a seemingly one-sided role and add dimensions to it," said Sean Killeen, a Haverford High School sophomore playing Tybalt.

Tickets cost $15 and are available online here.

Pictured above in back row from left to right are Isabel Wallacavage (Juliet, Home School) and McKenna Blinman (Elizabeth, Friends' Central School, 12th grade). In front from left to right are Leo Flora (Romeo, Friends' Central School, 9th grade); Sophie Oberreither (Balthasar, Agnes Irwin School, 8th grade), and Sean Killeen (Tybalt, Haverford High School, 10th grade)

Image via Wolf Performing Arts Center