Directed by Marc Friedman
| Cast | |
| Greg Alexander................................... | Mercutio, Friar John, Montague, Watch, and Old Man Capulet |
| John Ellington...................................... | Benvolio |
| Marc Friedman.................................... | Musician 3 |
| Linda Goertz......................................... | Lady Capulet and Paige |
| David Loftus.......................................... | Friar Lawrence, Gregory, and Citizen |
| Sam Mowry........................................... | Prince Escalus, Chorus, and Abraham |
| Kendra Ortner..................................... | Nurse, Apothecary, Lady Montague, and Servant 2 |
| Chris Porter......................................... | Capulet, Sampson, and Watch 2 |
| Nick Sherbo......................................... | Romeo |
| Paul Susi............................................... | Paris, Tybalt, Servant 1, Peter, and Balthasar |
| Emily Ward........................................... | Juliet and Musician 2 |
| Production Crew | |
| Marc Friedman.................................... | Director and Sound Editing |
| Ben Shergy........................................... | Production Assistant |
| John Sayles.......................................... | Music |
| Linda Goertz......................................... | STS Board Liaison |
| Sam Mowry........................................... | Willamette Radio Workshop |
| Jerry DeLaunay................................... | OPB Station Manager |
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Special Thanks to the Portland Mennonite Church for our rehearsal space, Willamette Radio Workshop for recording space, to OPB Golden Hours for Recording Space, and to Professor Philip Weller for the annotated text. |
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GREG
ALEXANDER "R&J" marks Greg's sixth recorded performance for Speak the
Speech, having voiced nearly 20 roles so far. He resides in Portland (OR), where
his recent onstage credits include "Tales of Ordinary Madness" (Coho Theater),
"The Sisters Rosensweig" (Profile Theatre) and "In the Matter of J. Robert
Oppenheimer" (Northwest Classical Theatre Company). He works regularly with
Willamette Radio Workshop and can be heard in the dark, sci-fi audio series "Dry
Smoke & Whispers" (www.drysmoke.com) and in several stories online at
International Tales (www.internationaltales.com).
DAVID LOFTUS loves to read and act Shakespeare. For Speak-the-Speech.com he has already played characters in "As You Like It," "Henry IV, part 1" and "Henry IV, part 2," and he hopes to be in more plays for this site. His first Shakespearean stage role was Benvolio in a college production of "Romeo and Juliet" almost 30 years ago. In 2006 he played Macduff in a Portland Actors Ensemble production of "Macbeth" for Shakespeare-in-the-Parks. He also has appeared in productions of Chekhov, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Tom Stoppard, and played a singing, dancing elementary school principal in NW Children's Theatre's "Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business." David does live monthly readings of literature called "Story Time for Grownups" at Grendel's Coffee House and Umpqua Bank. He also performs regularly with the Willamette Radio Workshop, and has recorded characters for "Afterhell" and "Dry Smoke and Whispers." He is the author of several books and writes reviews for the Oregonian and the Web zine The California Literary Review. For more information, visit his Web site at www.david-loftus.com.
CHRIS
PORTER (Lord Capulet) is a speak-the-speech.com veteran, having 'appeared'
as Prospero, King Henry IV, and Sir Toby Belch, with a Cassius in the works. He
grew grizzled in the ranks of Tygre's Heart Shakespeare Company, and is a
frequent guest artist with Northwest Classical Theatre (www.nwctc.org). He has
been active in Portland theatre since 1977, and his full resume is too extensive
for this segment of cyberspace.
EMILY WARD is currently teaching
drama at a middle school in McMinnville,OR. She obtained her BA in Theatre and her MAT
from Pacific University. Besides teaching, Emily dabbles in all aspects of
theatre. Her Portland acting debut, in the summer of 2006, was with the Classic
Greek Theatre of Oregon, where she was in the chorus for Orestes. She
also has worked as the box office manager for Profile Theatre, CoHo Productions
and Home Planet Productions. Emily designs and
maintains six websites including this one!
 Marc Friedman (Director) and Ben Shergy (Production Assistant) read along at rehearsal. |
 Paul Susi and David Loftus prepare the microphones for recording. |
 Nick Sherbo (Romeo) prepares to record for Romeo |
 Marc Friedman (Director) listens in on Recording |
 Nick Sherbo and David Loftus record |
 Paul Susi, Marc Friedman, Ben Shergy, and Linda Goertz at rehearsal |
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The text for Romeo and Juliet is provided by Professor Philip Weller at clicknotes.com. A full summary of the text will appear, and click on the scenes as you listen. This will come up in a new window.
