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Play by William Shakespeare
David Amram
George Balanchine
Directed by Jack Landau. Scenery by David Hays. Costumes by Dorothy Jeakins. Lighting by Tharon Musser
June 12, 1959, American Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, Connecticut. Danced by members of the Festival company
Romeo, Richard Easton; Juliet, Inga Swenson; Mercutio, William Smithers; Tybalt, Jack Bittner; Capulet, Morris Carnovsky; Lady Capulet, Nancy Wickwire; Nurse, Aline MacMahon; Friar Laurence, Hiram Sherman; and others
Performance Type
Theater
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Note
Balanchine choreographed dances for the Capulet ball, Act I, Scene 5.