By: Patrick Rivas, Posted May 19, 2017 This past weekend, our theatre club held a performance on the famous play, Romeo and Juliet. In this play, there was actual sword fighting - with actual swords - and kissing! That’s something that I’ve never seen in a play before.
Oliver Ribera, 10, played as the main character, Romeo Montague. Oliver states, “I just really love theatre and the attention that comes with it, so playing as Romeo was perfect for me.” Romeo and Juliet is a very common play, so I was wondering what made them decide to do a play on that story. “We want people to be more into Shakespeare, and this is a well known play, so we decided to go with it.” Oliver says the theatre decided to add sword fighting because advanced students were taking combat training course so they decided to add it in to make things more interesting for both the audience and the actors. A real kiss was exchanged from Romeo to Juliet. Oliver says, “Actually kissing was awkward at first, but eventually I got used to it. Being actual friends with Juliet helped out in the situation.” I also interviewed Lauren Hamilton, who played as Juliet in the play. After asking what the most exciting play she had participated in was, she states, “it was The Wizard of Oz. Musicals are really big and require a lot of singing and dancing to go along with acting, so that’s why I liked it.” Regarding the kiss, Lauren said, “It was weird at first, but it’s just acting, so no big deal. Plus, Oliver and I are friends, so that helped me feel not as nervous about it.” Lauren was also questioned on her decision to play as Juliet, and she said, “Juliet is an interesting character and is one my favorites from the cast. She has a lot going on and is supposed to be this collective person.” All in all, the play was an amazing success. We are excited to see what the theater program has in store for us next.
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