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  Melissa Bell Playwright Theatre Maker

LADY CAPULET

What Caused the Feud between the Montagues & Capulets?
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Nominated for “Best Adaptations & Modernizations" in 2020 & 2021 by New York Shakespeare
This prequel to Romeo & Juliet follows the journey of Rose from country girl to matriarch, navigating her repression and power in 16th Century Verona.  Recent productions include:
BERNIE WOHL CENTER, 647 Columbus Ave, Saturday, Oct 2, 2021 at 2pm 
This program was made possible by the New York City Artist Corps and NYFA.
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FARM ARTS COLLECTIVE, 38 Hickory Lane, Damascus PA
​Saturday & Sunday, Sept 25&26 at 2pm
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SUMMIT ROCK in Central Park, New York City 
August 22- September 1, 2019
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Produced by Barefoot Shakespeare Company
Directed by Emily Gallagher, Fight & Intimacy Direction by Robert Aronowitz
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​Music composed by Lord Graham Russell of Air Supply
​Costumes for Rose by Tony Awardee Sally Ann Parsons (for Farm Arts Collective)

https://barefootshakespeare.org/category/lady-capulet/
​WATCH VIDEO HERE: Barefoot Shakespeare Ensemble on Zoom
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Jianzi Colón-Soto and Preston Fox. Photo by Kent Fairfield.
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Marlena Holman and Jianzi Colón-Soto. Photo by Kent Fairfield.
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Jianzi Colón-Soto and Preston Fox. Photo by Kent Fairfield.
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The whole story in one photo! Andrew Dunn, Jianzi Colón-Soto, and Preston Fox. Photo by Emily Hewitt.
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Andrew Dunn, Jianzi Colón-Soto and Jefferson Reardon. Photo by Michelle V. Agins.
Video: SWORD FIGHT! Click HERE
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“Melissa Bell reimagines the life of Juliet’s mother in the years before the events of Romeo & Juliet in this classical prequel.” –Time Out NY
"Tantalizing ... Maybe [Shakespeare] had one this whole time and just kept it to himself… it’s a juicy one” -- Tami Shaloum, Round the World Stage 8/24/19 
"The place NURSE holds in ROSE's life works really well to help us see how - outside of Nurse - she's really not well watched after. This lacking amount of care given to her beyond Nurse - and the lack of real power over Rose that Nurse has - makes for the most compelling fundamental element of Rose's character, as well as highlighting and adding depth to how she turns into the Lady Capulet everyone knows." --Screencraft
"Exquisite... LADY CAPULET is riveting, original and beautifully crafted.  Brava!" --​John Higgins, Former Producer Sesame Street, Actor
"LADY CAPULET deserved that standing O" --Cate Cammarata, Off Broadway Producer
 “...a real achievement ...fully realized and captured well by its actors.” Yvette Nachmias-Baeu, writer and former actor. 
Left: Jianzi Colón-Soto as Lady Capulet, with Preston Fox as Montague. Photo by Kent Fairfield at Farm Arts Collective
The inspiration for writing LADY CAPULET came from this challenge made by Ben Brantley in his review of review of Romeo + Juliet at the Classic Stage Company. "Perhaps this production will inspire some young Tom Stoppard type to come up with his own “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead”-style rewriting of “Romeo and Juliet,” seen from the perspective of her wanton ladyship."  NY TImes 2013 
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Jianzi Colón-Soto and Preston Fox.
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Andrew Dunn and Jianzi Colón-Soto
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Andrew Dunn
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Jianzi Colón-Soto and Jefferson Reardon
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Lady Rose Capulet: Jianzi Colón-Soto
Summit Rock in Central Park, August 2019.
​Photos by 
Emily Hewitt Photography
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The Lady Capulet Quartet! Laura Zawarski, Emily Duncan, Hunter Fink, Violet Wang playing music composed for the show by Graham Russell (Air Supply)
CAST: Barefoot Shakespeare Company's Production 2019 in Central Park
Lady Capulet -
Jianzi Colón-Soto 
Montague - Preston Fox
Lord Capulet - Andrew Dunn
Nurse - Marlena Holman
Lucio - Jefferson Reardon
THE LADY CAPULET QUARTET 
Violet Wang - Cello/Juliet
Hunter Fink - Guitar/Romeo/Musical Director/Arrangements
Laura Zawarski - Baroque Violin/Helena
Emily Duncan - Flute/Prince of Verona
Musical Arranger-  Josh Freilich
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​Henley Rose Playwright Competition for Women Finalist, 2017
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LADY CAPULET at Advice to the Players

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Directed by Caroline Nesbitt. Featuring Caitlin Cremins, Twinkle Burke, Matt Cheney, Will Johnston, and Alex Butcher-Nesbitt. 2020
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Directed by Emily Gallagher. Featuring Jianzi Colon-Soto, Twinkle Burke, Jefferson Reardon, Colin Blackard, Nick Bombicino. 2018.
READING SERIES: Lady Capulet by Melissa Bell INTERVIEW! (turntoflesh.blogspot.com)
​Staged Reading, 29PWC New Works Series, 2017 (Below)
​Photos by Emily Hewitt
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Andrea Goldman and Tyler Gardella as Rose and Montague
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Twinkle Burke as The Nurse
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Michael Weiner and Andrea Goldman
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Twinkle Burke, Kyle Minshew, and Andrea Goldman
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Twinkle Burke, Kyle Minshew, Andrea Goldman and Tyler Gardella
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Andrea Goldman as Lady Capulet
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