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William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet
Now Oct. 8 – Nov. 13

Otto M. Budig Theater
1195 Elm Street Cincinnati, OH 45202

For tickets and information visit cincyshakes.com/event/romeo-and-juliet/.

With 580 days since the last audience attended a performance, Cincinnati Shakespeare is thrilled to be re-opening the Mainstage of The Otto M. Budig Theater with Romeo and Juliet.

The production is directed by longtime Company-member Darnell Pierre Benjamin and features a cast of 16 Resident Ensemble Members. 

William Shakespeare's timeless tale of two star-crossed lovers and the feuding families who tear them apart, returns in all of its everlasting grandeur. Revel in lavish masked balls, rousing street brawls, tragic young love, and some of the most exquisite poetry ever penned, all in a traditional Elizabethan setting. Fall in love again for the first time.

The star-crossed lovers in Romeo and Juliet are Courtney Lucien and Crystian Wiltshire.  Both actors frequently appear at CSC, with Lucien last appearing in Pride and Prejudice, and Crystian Wiltshire appearing last in The Merry Wives of Windsor and All the Way. Wiltshire has also recently joined Cincinnati Shakespeare as its new Associate Artistic Director.

This production’s design is generously sponsored by Marcene and Jim Kinney.  Romeo and Juliet is part of Shakespeare in American Communities, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.

At this time, all ticketholders must be masked as well as show proof of a full COVID vaccination status OR provide a negative COVID test to enter The Otto M. Budig Theater. More details on the exact procedure will be shared with with theatregoers prior to the performance.