What's in a Name? (2023)

Expanding on 3 Juliets, What's in a Name? become a 20-minute bilingual retelling of Romeo & Juliet through the perspective of Lady Capulet and Juliet, which three actors sharing the role of Juliet. This short play was performed as part of the 2023 Blackfriars Conference
Date- November 3rd 2023
Location- The Blackfriars Playhouse, Staunton, VA

Photos by Solas Photography

Cast and Creative Team

Cast

Lady Capulet- Doreen Bechtol
Juliet- Fawzia M. Istrabadi, Hind Jadallah-Karraa, & Stevie Bullard

Creative

Director- Guy Roberts
Arabic Translations- Adham Sayed
Costume Design- Fawzia M. Istrabadi

Press

"The production may not have changed Juliet’s fate, but it changed its meaning; the exclusion of a societal change or even of male experiences of grief instead became solely a young woman’s control of her own body and choices."

-Dr. Peter Kirwan, The Bardethon

Real full review here