With just two and a half weeks to the first curtain call, the cast, crew, and production team of Romeo and Juliet and Mercutio and his Brother Valentine have been very busy and we have lots of news to share.

We are happy to say that we now have a full cast as well as two enthusiastic Stage Managers who are splitting the work of managing two shows. Director Matt reports that rehearsals are going very well, and if you take a look at our Facebook page or the show page on this site, you’ll find rehearsal photos, including lots of exciting sword fight scenes.

Speaking of swords, our props head Olivia has been working on acquiring swords and will also be making a final visit to the Impromptu Productions storage unit to get various props. We've already obtained masks for the Capulets’ masquerade ball, which features prominently in the plots of both shows, and they look fantastic!

Now that the show has taken a more concrete form, there has been lots of dialogue between Matt and our lighting and sound designers, Radissen and Tristan. They will all be working together closely over the next couple of weeks as we head into opening nights for both shows. For more details on the lighting design, feel free to check out our recent interview with Radissen.

The publicity team has been very busy interviewing cast and crew, organizing ticket sales, putting up posters, and advertising around town. On April 14th, we will be setting up a window display in the downtown bookstore Novel Idea – it promises to be pretty awesome, so please keep an eye out for it (and don’t forget that single tickets to either show can be purchased there)! We are also starting to work on the program, and are currently accepting ads: if you are interested in advertizing with us, please drop us a line by April 7th.

If you are interested in being a part of the production team for our August 2013 Shakespeare in the Park production of Love’s Labour’s Lost, directed by Keavy Lynch, we are looking to fill the following positions

- Assistant Director
- Stage Manager
- ASM
- Publicity Head
- Poster Designer
- Head of Wardrobe
- Head of Props

If interested, please submit a brief statement indicating your qualifications/experience and summer availability (May through August) to impromptukingston@gmail.com by April 30th. Auditions will be held in early May – details to come.

Finally, don’t forget to get your tickets for RJMV! Single tickets are $20/$18 students and seniors, and can be purchased at Novel Idea, or at Tricolour Outlet (students and seniors only). If you’re keen to see both shows, Tricolour Outlet has two-show packages available to students and seniors for only $25, and single tickets and two-show packages for all ages ($30 adults, $25 students/seniors) can also be purchased in advance through a member of cast or crew. Tickets and packages will also be available at the door, and patrons who display a ticket stub from one show when buying a ticket to the other at the door will also be eligible for the two‐show package price. To pick your shows, please refer to the performance calendar below:

See you at the theatre!