When I set out to produce Juliet & Romeo , a queered adaptation of Romeo & Juliet featuring two women as the star-crossed lovers, I knew that I wanted to focus on three themes"homelessness, suicide, and hate crimes. These themes already exist within the text of Romeo & Juliet and are all prevalent issues within the LGBTQ community. I am constantly amazed at how this story and four hundred-year-old text ha…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:25AM on June 16, 2013