tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post113131646527906796..comments2023-09-29T04:00:21.951-07:00Comments on followspot: More Than I Can Coverfollowspothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05390128032621439981noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-1132449573193401832005-11-19T17:19:00.000-08:002005-11-19T17:19:00.000-08:00NWCTC's "Romeo and Juliet" is a mess, alas. I wis...NWCTC's "Romeo and Juliet" is a mess, alas. I wish I could agree that the text was "handled responsibly," but handling of the text is where this production goes immediately wrong. Much of the time, I was uncertain if the actors understood their lines; and all the playfulness, romanticism, and sexual heat that should have been there was entirely absent. Casting was terrible. I was pained and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-1131949699683063372005-11-13T22:28:00.000-08:002005-11-13T22:28:00.000-08:00NW Classical's "Romeo and Juliet" is dressed in tu...NW Classical's "Romeo and Juliet" is dressed in tuxes and tails -- circa 1880, perhaps? -- which adds or subtracts nothing from the play, but everyone looks nice. Language is handled responsibly and well, though mostly high speed delivery and sizable cuts in the script to bring the running time in under 2 hours sacrifice a bit of the passion one would prefer to see, at least until nearly Act 4. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com