The opportunity to work with an internationally acclaimed theatre director on a fascinating adaptation of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy, in suburban Hillsboro, doesn’t come along every day…but, through the generous support of the Oregon Cultural Trust, Bag&Baggage Productions has just that chance!

 Jennifer Dick, the Associate Artistic Director of Glasgow Repertory Company in Glasgow, Scotland is currently working with four emerging young actors on a compelling and visually stunning version of Joe Calarco’s “Shakespeare’s R&J” which opens at the Venetian Theatre in Hillsboro on February 28 and runs through March 18. The script, which places the action in a repressive boarding school where Shakespeare’s plays have been banned for “inciting the passions” of the young men at the school, has been called “a beautiful, sexy, wildly inventive adaptation” by the London Telegraph.

Bag&Baggage has a growing reputation for innovative approaches to the classics of American and English drama, particularly Shakespeare, and “Shakespeare’s R&J” is a perfect addition to our repertoire. Jennifer, who has worked throughout the UK on a wide range of Shakespearean adaptations, is bringing a unique vision to the production. Using movement techniques developed by the National Theatre of Scotland in their critically acclaimed “Blackwatch” production, Jennifer and her cast of four young actors is combining a unique movement vocabulary to explore the passionate and dramatic lives of the students as they experience Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet for the very first time.

The Oregon Cultural Trust’s support has enabled Bag&Baggage to bring together a director of international standing with a group of exceptionally skilled young actors and bring to life a moving, unique vision of one of the world’s greatest stories! Thanks, OCT, for your support!

Scott Palmer, Bag&Baggage’s founding Artistic Director, has directed and produced critically acclaimed theatrical productions across the globe. More information on the show at www.bagnbaggage.org.