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== Personnel ==
== The Production ==
Entertainment unions represented in Folger Theatre productions include The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (DCS), United Scenic Artists (USA), and the Actors' Equity Association (AEA), which includes members of the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers. Equity Membership Candidates are identified with (AEAC).  
Entertainment unions represented in Folger Theatre productions include The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (DCS), United Scenic Artists (USA), and the Actors' Equity Association (AEA), which includes members of the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers. Equity Membership Candidates are identified with (AEAC).  
    
    
===Cast===
===Cast===


*Christopher Borg (AEA): Benvolio
*Christopher Borg*: Benvolio
*Amy Cleveland: Friend of Juliet
*Amy Cleveland: Friend of Juliet
*Jenny Cleveland: Friend of Juliet
*Jenny Cleveland: Friend of Juliet
*Rick Foucheux (AEA): Friar Lawrence
*Rick Foucheux*: Friar Lawrence
*Annie Houston: Lady Montague
*Annie Houston: Lady Montague
*Michael Jerome Johnson (AEA): Prince
*Michael Jerome Johnson*: Prince
*Karyn Kurek: Friend of Juliet
*Karyn Kurek: Friend of Juliet
*Robert Leembruggen (AEAC): Lord Montague
*Robert Leembruggen**: Lord Montague
*Cam Magee (AEA): Nurse
*Cam Magee*: Nurse
*Alexa McDonnell: Friend of Juliet
*Alexa McDonnell: Friend of Juliet
*Johnny Ray Meeks (AEAC): Tybalt
*Johnny Ray Meeks**: Tybalt
*Peter J. Mendez (AEAC): Gregory
*Peter J. Mendez**: Gregory
*Megan Morgan (AEA): Lady Capulet
*Megan Morgan*: Lady Capulet
*Chris Stezin (AEAC): Paris
*Chris Stezin**: Paris
*Paul Takacs (AEA): Mercutio
*Paul Takacs*: Mercutio
*Michael Tolaydo (AEA): Lord Capulet
*Michael Tolaydo*: Lord Capulet
*Holly Twyford (AEA): Juliet
*Holly Twyford*: Juliet
*Christopher Walker: Peter
*Christopher Walker: Peter
*Edward Baird Wilford: Balthesar
*Edward Baird Wilford: Balthesar
*John Worley (AEA): Romeo
*John Worley*: Romeo
   
   
===Staff===
=== Creative Team ===
 
*Janet Alexander Griffin, Folger Director of Museum and Public Programs
*Garland Scott; Associate Producer
 
===Production team===


*Joe Banno, Director
*Joe Banno, Director
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*Scott Burgess, Original Music and Sound Design
*Scott Burgess, Original Music and Sound Design
*Elsie Jones, Properties Designer/Set Dressing
*Elsie Jones, Properties Designer/Set Dressing
*Janet Clark (AEA), Stage Manager
*Janet Clark*, Stage Manager
 
===Production, direction and management team===
 
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*AEA
**AEAC
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===Production Team===


*Robin Ervin, Assistant Director
*Robin Ervin, Assistant Director
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*Bill Fecke, House Management  
*Bill Fecke, House Management  
*David Peters, House Management
*David Peters, House Management
===Folger Theatre ===
*Janet Alexander Griffin, Director of Museum and Public Programs
*Garland Scott; Associate Producer


==Image gallery==
==Image gallery==

Revision as of 13:07, 14 July 2014

Folger Theatre presented their production of Romeo and Juliet from November 14 to December 14, 1997 in the Folger's Elizabethan Theatre. Joe Banno, the production's director, Holly Twyford, in the role of Juliet, and Scott Burgess, the production's sound designer, each won a Helen Hayes Award, for "Outstanding Director, Resident Play," "Outstanding Lead Actress, Residential Play," and "Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production," respectively. The production was also nominated for "Outstanding Resident Play."

Promotional poster, Romeo and Juliet, 1997. Concept and design by Adworks.

















The Production

Entertainment unions represented in Folger Theatre productions include The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (DCS), United Scenic Artists (USA), and the Actors' Equity Association (AEA), which includes members of the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers. Equity Membership Candidates are identified with (AEAC).

Cast

  • Christopher Borg*: Benvolio
  • Amy Cleveland: Friend of Juliet
  • Jenny Cleveland: Friend of Juliet
  • Rick Foucheux*: Friar Lawrence
  • Annie Houston: Lady Montague
  • Michael Jerome Johnson*: Prince
  • Karyn Kurek: Friend of Juliet
  • Robert Leembruggen**: Lord Montague
  • Cam Magee*: Nurse
  • Alexa McDonnell: Friend of Juliet
  • Johnny Ray Meeks**: Tybalt
  • Peter J. Mendez**: Gregory
  • Megan Morgan*: Lady Capulet
  • Chris Stezin**: Paris
  • Paul Takacs*: Mercutio
  • Michael Tolaydo*: Lord Capulet
  • Holly Twyford*: Juliet
  • Christopher Walker: Peter
  • Edward Baird Wilford: Balthesar
  • John Worley*: Romeo

Creative Team

  • Joe Banno, Director
  • Tony Cisek, Scenic Designer
  • Ayun Fedorcha, Lighting Designer
  • Annie Kennedy, Costume Designer
  • Scott Burgess, Original Music and Sound Design
  • Elsie Jones, Properties Designer/Set Dressing
  • Janet Clark*, Stage Manager


*AEA **AEAC

Production Team

  • Robin Ervin, Assistant Director
  • Molly E. Haws, Assistant Stage Manager
  • Cam Magee, Dramaturg
  • Michael Jerome Johnson, Fight Director
  • Josette Murray Ballo, Vocal Coach
  • Brette Goldstein, Casting Director
  • Carl Shorter, Master Electrician/Technical Adviser
  • Anna Soderberg, Properties Assistant
  • Ron Figura, Wardrobe
  • Peter Anderson, Sound Board Operator
  • Julie Ahern, Production Assistant
  • Karyn Kurek, Production Assistant
  • Jenny Cleveland, Production Assistant
  • Amy Cleveland, Production Assistant
  • Alexa McDonnell, Production Assistant
  • Walter Berry, Set Construction
  • Bill Fecke, House Management
  • David Peters, House Management

Folger Theatre

  • Janet Alexander Griffin, Director of Museum and Public Programs
  • Garland Scott; Associate Producer


Image gallery

  • Christopher Borg (Benvolio), Paul Takacs (Mercutio), John Worley (Romeo), and Johnny Ray Meeks (Tybalt), Romeo and Juliet, directed by Joe Banno, Folger Theatre, 1997. Ken Cobb.

    Christopher Borg (Benvolio), Paul Takacs (Mercutio), John Worley (Romeo), and Johnny Ray Meeks (Tybalt), Romeo and Juliet, directed by Joe Banno, Folger Theatre, 1997. Ken Cobb.

  • John Worley (Romeo) and Holly Twyford (Juliet), Romeo and Juliet, directed by Joe Banno, Folger Theatre, 1997. Ken Cobb.

    John Worley (Romeo) and Holly Twyford (Juliet), Romeo and Juliet, directed by Joe Banno, Folger Theatre, 1997. Ken Cobb.