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Juliet’s body is discovered by the Nurse, sending the household into frenzied mourning. Romeo hears news of her death before the Friar’s message arrives to tell him that it’s all a ruse. Grief stricken, Romeo goes to an apothecary for poison which he plans to drink next to Juliet’s body. Paris gets to Juliet’s tomb before Romeo and tries to stop him from breaking into the crypt. Romeo kills Paris, finds Juliet’s body and drinks the poison. Juliet wakes to see Romeo dead. She ends her life with a dagger. The Montagues and Capulets arrive with the Prince, and together they mourn the tragic consequences of their feud.

Next Chapter Podcasts presents the NAATCO and Two River Theater production of “ROMEO AND JULIET”, written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE and translated into modern English verse by HANSOL JUNG. The Play On Podcast series, ROMEO AND JULIET, is Directed by DUSTIN WILLS. Radio play by CATHERINE EATON with additional contributions by LEANNA KEYES.

The cast is as follows:

DORCAS LEUNG       as     JULIET

CHRIS BANNOW      as     ROMEO

MIA KATIGBAK        as     NURSE and PRINCE

DANIEL LIU              as     LADY CAPULET, LADY MONTAGUE, PETER and GREGORY                     

PURVA BEDI         as     FRIAR LAURENCE

MITCHELL WINTER as     PARIS, TYBALT and APOTHECARY

DAISUKE TSUJI         as     LORD CAPULET and LORD MONTAGUE

JOSE GAMO             as     MERCUTIO and SAMPSON

ZION JANG           as     BENVOLIO and BALTHASAR

Casting by THE TELSEY OFFICE: KARYN CASL, CSA.

Mix and Sound Design by LINDSAY JONES. Original music composition by BRIAN QUIJADA. Additional music composition and music direction by NYGEL ROBINSON. Sound engineering by SADAHARU YAGI. Mix Engineer and Dialogue Editor: LARRY WALSH. Podcast Mastering by GREG CORTEZ at New Monkey Studio. Coordinating Producer: TRANSCEND STREAMING (KYRA BOWIE and LEANNA KEYES). Executive Producer: MICHAEL GOODFRIEND.

The Managing Director of Business Operations and Partnerships at Next Chapter Podcasts is SALLYCADE HOLMES.

The Play On Podcast Series “ROMEO AND JULIET” is produced by NEXT CHAPTER PODCASTS and is made possible by the generous support of THE HITZ FOUNDATION. Visit NCPODCASTS.COM for more about the Play On Podcast Series. Visit PLAYONSHAKESPEARE.ORG for more about Play On Shakespeare.

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