One More Romeo and Juliet

I was researching for my first Richard II post, and I stumbled upon this production of Romeo and Juliet produced by The Shakespeare Society and the Hunts Point Alliance for Children in the South Bronx. It's a kids production, so it's not perfect - it's not the Royal Shakespeare Company - but the kids attack it with an energy and enthusiasm that beats some of the professional productions I've seen.

Here are the links that will take you there:

http://vimeo.com/68824348

http://www.shakespearesociety.org/hunts-point.html

Shakespeare would probably have been unhappy about this, by the way. In his day there were children's theaters that were so popular they were seriously cutting in to his business - he makes a reference to it in Hamlet (which the Shakespeare Society and Hunts Point Alliance for Children plan to take on next year, according to the website). To Shakespeare, who was nothing if not a good businessman, they were a serious threat to his bottom line.

I found it to be a lot of fun to watch. The kids are great. Watch it, enjoy it, Click on their donate link.