About this episode
Juliet’s nurse and mother share fond memories of Juliet’s early childhood but the mood changes when Lady Capulet tells her daughter to consider Paris as a suitor at that evening’s feast. Meanwhile, Mercutio and Benvolio try to get Romeo in better spirits as they prepare to crash the Capulet’s party. Once the household completes its feverish preparations, Lord Capulet welcomes all his guests to the party. Romeo spots the beautiful Juliet across the crowded room and asks one of the revelers for her name. Tybalt, Juliet’s quick-tempered cousin, recognizes Romeo’s voice and seethes with rage. Hoping to avoid any further unrest, Lord Capulet scolds Tybalt into submission but Tybalt quietly vows to get his revenge. Romeo greets Juliet with a song, which she joins in duet. The two are smitten, but when Romeo finds out that Juliet is a Capulet and Juliet finds out Romeo is a Montague, they reluctantly go their separate ways. Next Chapter Podcasts presents the NAATCO and Two River Theater production of “ ROMEO AND JULIET ”, written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE and translated into modern English verse by HANSOL JUNG . The Play On Podcast series, ROMEO AND JULIET , is Directed by DUSTIN WILLS . Radio play by CATHERINE EATON with additional contributions by LEANNA KEYES. The cast is as follows: DORCAS LEUNG as JULIET CHRIS BANNOW as ROMEO MIA KATIGBAK as NURSE and PRINCE DANIEL LIU as LADY CAPULET, LADY MONTAGUE, PETER and GREGORY PURVA BEDI as FRIAR LAURENCE MITCHELL WINTER as PARIS, TYBALT and APOTHECARY DAISUKE TSUJI as LORD CAPULET and LORD MONTAGUE JOSE GAMO as MERCUTIO and SAMPSON ZION JANG as BENVOLIO and BALTHASAR Casting by THE TELSEY OFFICE : KARYN CASL, CSA . Mix and Sound Design by LINDSAY JONES. Original music composition by BRIAN QUIJADA. Additional music composition and music direction by NYGEL ROBINSON . Sound engineering by SADAHARU YAGI . Mix Engineer and Dialogue Editor: LARRY WALSH . Podcast Mastering by GREG CORTEZ at New Monkey Studio. Coordinating Producer: TRANSCEND STREAMING (KYRA BOWIE and LEANNA KEYES) . Executive Producer: MICHAEL GOODFRIEND . The Managing Director of Business Operations and Partnerships at Next Chapter Podcasts is SALLYCADE HOLMES . The Play On Podcast Series “ ROMEO AND JULIET ” is produced by NEXT CHAPTER PODCASTS and is made possible by the generous support of THE HITZ FOUNDATION . Visit NCPODCASTS.COM for more about the Play On Podcast Series. Visit PLAYONSHAKESPEARE.ORG for more about Play On Shakespeare. Subscribe to Play On Premium on Apollo Plus for ad-free episodes and join our Patreon for exclusive merchandise and early commercial-free releases. Go to playonpodcasts.com for our Bonus Content, where you’ll find interviews with the artists, producers and engineers who brought it all to life. And remember: “Violent delights have violent ends ”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices