Hartford Stage's current production is maybe Shakespeare's most popular play. This hour, Artistic Director DarkoTresnjak joins us to talk about his neorealist version of "Romeo and Juliet."
We also talk with Tina Packer, author of Women of Will, about Juliet, a character she calls a touchstone, a turning point in Shakespeare’s oeuvre. "Suddenly Shakespeare’s women have depth of character, motivation, understanding of life more than equal to that of the men; once Juliet has led the way, the plays are never the same again.
"From Juliet on," Packer says, "Shakespeare writes the women as if he were a woman."
GUESTS:
- Tina Packer - Author of Women of Will: Following the Feminine in Shakespeare’s Plays
- Humphrey Tonkin - Professor of English and president emeritus of the University of Hartford
- Darko Tresnjak - Artistic director at Hartford Stage
MUSIC:
- “Just Like Romeo And Juliet” by The Reflections
- “Romeo And Juliet” by Alec Constandinos
- “Romeo And Juliet” from Reefer Madness
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Colin McEnroe, Chion Wolf, and Greg Hill contributed to this show.
