From the Observer & Eccentric Newspapers:

James Hartman labored over every word in the rendition of Romeo and Juliet he's directing this month at Schoolcraft College.

“The two years I worked on the script, sometimes I would sit for eight or nine hours and I'd end up with a paragraph,” said Hartman, who edited Shakespeare's original play. “I thought if I had that much difficulty understanding what this is saying, can you imagine an audience that sees it?

“People who go to Shakespeare probably miss a lot. I'm hoping with my editing work they don't miss too much. At least they'll get the bulk of what the lines mean.”

Read the complete article here:
http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20120308/ENT/203080486/Shakespeare-simplified-Schoolcraft-presents-edited-version-Romeo-Juliet-

Schoolcraft College’s Theatre Department presents Dinner Theatre performances of  Romeo and Juliet on March 23-24 and 30-21, 2012, and Theatre performances on April 13-14, 2012. The Dinner Theatre performances begin at 6:30 p.m. with a delicious dinner served in the VisTaTech Center followed by the performance at 8 p.m. in the Liberal Arts Theatre on the college’s main campus in Livonia, Haggerty Road between Six and Seven Mile Roads. Tickets for the Dinner Theatre performance are $23 per person. Tickets for the Theatre performances April 13-14 are $12 per person and the show begins at 8 p.m. in the Liberal Arts Theatre. Tickets are available in person at the Bookstore or by calling 734-462-4596.