Well the time has finally arrived! We are less than a week away from RJMV – Romeo and Juliet opens Wednesday, and Mercutio and His Brother Valentine opens Thursday! It is certainly a busy time for cast and crew, who are all working hard to put on a great show for all of you!

Romeo and Juliet runs April 17, 19, 20, 25 at 8pm, with a 2pm matinee on April 27.

Mercutio and His Brother Valentine runs April 18, 24, 26, 27 at 8pm, with a 2pm matinee on April 20.

Both shows take place in the Rotunda Theatre at Queen’s Theological Hall. If you haven’t got your tickets yet, they’re still available at Tricolour Outlet and Novel Idea, and can also be purchased at the door, where audience members of all ages will be entitled to the two-show package price ($30/$25 students and seniors) or upgrades from a single ticket to the package price.

Intensive rehearsals have been going well, and now the cast is ready to launch into tech week! In the past couple of weeks, music and props have been finalized and used in each rehearsal. We also finally got our hands on real stage swords and the cast have been diligently practicing the fight scenes with them to everyone’s entertainment. So far, everyone has survived! If you want a sneak peek at some of the fight sequences, check out this teaser trailer by John Geddes, who also plays Prince Escalus. As for music, it’s fitting very nicely within the flow of the show and all that’s left is to flesh out the intermission and preshow music.

Costuming is also coming along well. After visiting local theatre companies and thrift stores to peruse their costumes, Katie has acquired some neat and flashy (and cheap) upholstery for tunics, and she and her team are currently working on adding braiding and ribbons to fancy them up and on finishing dresses for the ladies.

As for publicity, we currently have a ticket giveaway contest running on Facebook, and you have until Tuesday evening to enter to win! We are also preparing for local reviewers, who will be attending dress rehearsals early next week and hopefully writing some great stuff about the shows! Finally, we’ll be setting up our window display at Novel Idea tomorrow, so hopefully you’ll get a chance to see it as you walk around downtown Kingston!

If you’d like to get involved with our next show, Love’s Labour’s Lost (August 2012 in City Park), we are accepting applications for production positions until April 30th, and open auditions will take place May 4-6. More information is available here.

Have a wonderful weekend, and we’ll see you at the theatre!