Cast

Romeo - George Dyer
Juliet -Audrey Elizabeth Luna
Stephano - Sandra Piques Eddy
Gertude - Dorothy Byrne
Tybalt - Adam Flowers
Benvolio - Kawika McGuire
Mercutio - Etienne DuPuis
Paris – James Price
Capulet – Leslie "Buz" Tennent
Frere Laurent – John Marcus Bindel
Le Duc – John Mount
Gregory – Patrick McNichols

Production

Conductor - Mark Flint
Director - Karen Tiller
Lighting Designer - Peter Dean Beck
Costumer – Helen Rodgers
Wig & Make-up Designer – Richard Stead
Stage Manager – Gretchen Mueller
Choreographer – Teddy Kern
Chorus Co-Directors – Nola Nahulu & Beebe Freitas
HOT Chorus

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by Charles Francois Gounod

The Story

A long-standing feud between two wealthy families. A sparkling, vibrant love that will not be denied. In secret, the young lovers marry and in that joyful union the seeds of sorrow are sown. Their tragic course is revealed.

Cast & Production

This Shakespeare classic set to beautiful music tells the tale of perhaps the most famous star-crossed lovers in literary history. HOT’s Executive Director, Karen Tiller, dons her artistic robe to direct this romantic tragedy to close the 2008 season.

Tenor George Dyer, a veteran HOT artist well-known for his appearances in opera houses across the country including numerous seasons with HOT, appears as Romeo. Audrey Elizabeth Luna, makes her HOT debut as Juliet.  Luna replaces Iride Martinez in the role.   "This is a powerful, moving story, set to some of the most romantic music of all time,” says Tiller, who is directing this opera for the first time.

HOT audiences have come to know Tiller for her leadership at the operational helm of HOT, and as an artist, for her critically acclaimed grand opera staging of Madama Butterfly (2007), Tosca (2006) and Susannah (2005). Her 17-years in the opera world bring depth and expertise to both roles. “This musical score is as classic as the story itself. The composer’s brilliant approach to this story matches the tragic beauty of Shakespeare’s most famous piece,” she remarked. “I don’t think there will be a dry eye in the house by the time the curtain closes," she said.