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My overall impression
I don’t know what to make of this production. I’ve seen so much Shakespeare, and I’ve seen it done every which way: all female, all male (Merry Wives), all one race, SUPER diverse, etc. I have never seen an R&J with Romea and Julian, however, and I was hoping that it would blow my mind and my socks off. I couldn’t hear the actors, and to be honest, I didn’t believe the performances. Mary Ellen Schneider was a sweet Romea, but she played him like a dude, so what’s the point? It seems like the gender swapping wasn’t well thought out, and the actors were basically playing across genders… So they’re both trans?
Doesn’t make make sense. I was also bummed by the lack of diversity in the cast, especially since the whole point of Fringe is to be daring and different.