The Schoolcraft College Theatre Department’s winter production is Romeo and Juliet. Auditions will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, January 17 and 18, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. in the Liberal Arts Theatre on the college’s main campus in Livonia, Haggerty Road between Six and Seven Mile Roads. No previous theatre experience is required and the auditions are open to all students, faculty, staff, and the general public. The performances of Romeo and Juliet will be on Friday and Saturday evenings, March 23-24 and 30-21, and April 13-14. 

This very special production of Shakespeare’s famous Romeo and Juliet has been edited by James R. Hartman, professor of theatre at Schoolcraft College, for more accessibility and ease of understanding. Love and death are intermingled when two passionate teenagers find their hearts’ desires in each other’s arms, despite the feuding between their families. To be united with each other, they devise a plan in defiance of the families’ bitter tensions. Unforeseen events cause their desperate scheme to go tragically awry. Hartman’s edited version of Romeo and Juliet results in an enjoyable, easy-to-follow performance filled with the hope, love, and pain of these two ‘star-crossed lovers.’

For more information about the auditions contact the Theatre Department at 734-462-4400 ext. 5270. Tickets for the performances in March and April can be purchased at the Schoolcraft College Bookstore on the main campus in Livonia or by calling 734-462-4596.

Schoolcraft College is a public two-year college, offering classes at the Livonia campus, at the Radcliff Center in Garden City and online at schoolcraft.edu.