Boston - September 3, 2008 – Elliot Norton and IRNE-award winning director David Wheeler will be taking the helm of Shakespeare Now! Theatre Company's upcoming production of William Shakespeare's ROMEO AND JULIET.

Said Linda Lowy, the company's Artistic Director, “It’s an absolute pleasure to work with David – our actors and production team enjoy his insight and creative brilliance from start to finish. I anticipate a stunning show which our student audiences will love.”

ROMEO AND JULIET will run from November 3 – 21, 2008 at Tower Auditorium, Mass. College of Art, 621 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Mass. with weekday student matinees and one performance for the general public on Sat., November 15 at 8:00 pm.

In Spring 2009, Shakespeare Now! resumes its school-touring season with its three, one- hour-long productions: Julius Caesar (brand new this year!),  A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Macbeth. The company also provides year-round interactive, in-school workshops and multi-day residencies on the language, texts, and imagery of Shakespeare.

ABOUT SHAKESPEARE NOW! THEATRE COMPANY

Founded in 2000, Shakespeare Now! Theatre Company (www.shakespearenow.org) is a professional theater company which brings performances of William Shakespeare's plays and interactive workshops to elementary, middle, and high schools in Massachusetts and the rest of southeastern New England., as well as to the general public.

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