Nov 15 2024 16 mins
Listen in as Boomerang Theatre Company Artistic Director Tim Errickson, producer of the world premiere of Gina Femia’s Mercutio Loves Romeo Loves Juliet Loves, discusses joy in hindsight, speeches that won’t let you rest, upending the madness, giving some distance to put things into perspective, and turning a tragedy into something celebratory.
“…I think that’s what the play is really trying to capture, is this idea that, unlike Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet, who don’t get that moment, because theirs is cut off at the end of the play…our characters get to move forward, and grow and change and experience what it means to have that as part of their history, and their journey…we often see LGBTQ-themed stories on stage that tend to center around some sort of tragedy, violence, bigotry, hatred…and I know that Gina wanted to be able to celebrate the things that are also in the LGBTQ experience, and to show them as powerful, and joyful, and life-changing, and heartfelt, and highly relatable…”
Boomerang Theatre Company presents
Mercutio Loves Romeo Love Juliet Loves
written by Gina Femia
directed by Scott Ebersold
thru November 24, 2024
The Jeffrey & Paula Gural Theatre at A.R.T./NY
502 W. 53rd Street
Manhattan
tickets: $30 (general), $50 (GA plus drinks), or $80 (VIP), available via OnTheStage
photos by Isaiah Tanenbaum