Romeo and Juliet in Jupiter

We got to enjoy a wonderful evening of theater outside seeing Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival's Shakespeare by the Sea! They had a very entertaining performance of "Romeo and Juliet" that I just really, really enjoyed! Being an SM myself I had to smile as I walked past the booth with my chairs and dinner. We sat up on the audience left side of the grassy area and God Bless their SM they started exactly at 8p.m. I really enjoyed the character of Mercutio. The stereotypical male cousins were played by women in this show, but for me, the young lady playing Mercutio took the show! She had energy, wit, and great timing with her words! I was definitely sad when she died. The lovers, Romeo and Juilet, were quite real to my eyes. Their blocking on stage, including their pauses, arm and hand gestures and the mannerisms of the ages they were portraying were very real for me. I think the casting of these two was perfect. Props to the sound designer who chose music fitting of the mood of this production. And props to the lighting designer and lighting tech who didn't freak out when two birds landed on the wire in front of audience left lighting to the stage. The shadow they made was pretty funny but didn't take away from the mood of the second act of the show. Over-all, well done to the players and well done to the tech! The productions in this space are definitely to be enjoyed for years to come!