Directed & Costumed by: Larisa West

Death and Strife, along with the Chorus of Darkness, serve as narrators in this foreboding play, the tale of Romeo and his first love, Rosaline. Although their families have been at war with each other for centuries, the young couple are so enamored with each other, they are ready to defy their families and face the inherent danger. But Death and Strife will cleave their tentacles onto the dreams and aspirations of this mortal pair. Filled with moments of bittersweet tenderness and joy, the play unexpectedly turns dark when Rosaline betrays Romeo and arranges his death at the hands of his enemies. This highly theatrical piece gives the audience a glimmer into the depths of despair that consumes Romeo at the beginning of Shakespeare’s classic, “Romeo and Juliet.”