You know the story.
Now, feel it like you don’t.

Presented by Hyperion Shakespeare Company
Composed by Sergei Prokofiev

as performed by The Cleveland Orchestra and Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

Directed by Adrienne Chan '25

About the Show

Romeo & Juliet is a contemporary dance-theater production set to Sergei Prokofiev's iconic ballet score. Using a chorus that sets up and propels the story forward, R&J tells the classic tale from a retrospective perspective. Juliet, daring and bright, and Romeo, charismatic and radically optimistic, long for a world that can hold their expansive and enormous love. In an innovative blend of contemporary, ballet, and social and folk dance forms, the production introduces a new theatrical genre to the Harvard community.This is not just another retelling of the Shakespearean tragedy; it's an exploration of hope in the face of doom—an argument that love is the medium with which we generate an ideal future.

Please note that this production contains depictions of violence, death, and suicide.

Meet the Cast

Romeo ..... ELIO KENNEDY-YOON
Juliet ..... SACHIKO KIRBY
Mercutio ..... MIA STEIS
Benvolio ..... BRADY RAFFERTY
Tybalt ..... CAIT LEWIS
Lady Capulet ..... MAYA SHILONI
Nurse ..... SARAH ERICKSON
Friar Laurence ..... SAM GOLDBERG
Paris ..... THOM MCNEILLY
Rosaline ..... HEIDI ENGER
Featured Soloist / Chorus ..... SELORNA ACKUAYI, JOY AN, JESS HUNG, AUDREY SAKIEWICZ
Ensemble ..... PAOLA LEE-VEGA, MILENA MANOCCHIA, GRACE QIAO, ALLISON WAN

Graphics designed by Ricardo Fernandes Garcia '27