STRATFORD — The Stratford Library will hold a free panel discussion of William Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy, "Romeo and Juliet" at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The program also will offer previews of two productions of the Bard’s classic that will be seen by Stratford audiences this summer. The series is part of the ongoing Stratford Summer Arts Festival and is free and open to the public.
Stratford Arts Commission Chairman J. Sibley Law will facilitate the panel discussion with guest directors T. Paul Lowry, from the New Haven Theatre Company and Jeremy Funke, of the Players at Putney Gardens in Stratford. Both companies are presenting very different productions of "Romeo and Juliet" this summer. The Putney production is currently on stage in Boothe Memorial Park through August 2. The New Haven Theatre Company will present its show on the grounds of the Shakespeare Festival Theatre August 7-17. In addition to the panel discussion, selected scenes from both productions, featuring lead actors David Their, Lydia Barnett-Mulligan, Christian Shaboo and Kelly Shamburg, will be presented.
For more information call the library at (203) 385-4162 or visit www.stratfordstage.org.