In partnership with Montalvo Art Center’s education program We performed four student matinees of our 2016 Capulet Ball (an interactive party that incorporated several scenes from the original text of Romeo and Juliet) for nearly 500 5th-12th graders from the greater San Jose area.
This was the first live performance experienced by many of these students. As in our full theater production, these young audiences were able to participate in the interactive elements of the show- to dance at the ball, to participate in the Capulet Family Ceremony, and to stand right next to Romeo as he spoke to Juliet from underneath her balcony. A talk-back with the cast and creative team followed in which students were able to learn more about the actors' processes in developing these characters , and about how we crafted our telling of the story specifically to the Montalvo grounds.