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line lights dimmed as the cast took their pkk :es b .
hind the curtains for the grand opening of A fter Juliet, line
anxious crowd settled down to watch the play that soon
Would fill their eyes with the dark, forbidden look of what was
to become an unique experience to both actors and audience.
Immediately. the audience was captivated with the passion­
ate story about the events tha t f o I lowed j f l f ffjf
Romeo and Juliet's deaths. A fter Juliet was ™ * *
a successful s ta rt to the new school year. i i ,,
Alan Blaise, senior, played the part of Jfk1 i 111
Benvolio. Rorneo's cousin:" Being in plays is JKto
something cool I like to do and I have lots of
friends." Alan has been interested in plays 1 ^ , /j
since freshman year. He also said tha t get- 1.
ting into costume and hair and make-up helps ^ ||||
hirp get into character. I p
Emily Murtaugh played Rosaline, one H j
of the main characters in A fter Juliet. Emily J p lftip V %
liked playing Rosaline because her character
was easy to enhance and make "real". To her,
being in plays is very rewarding and gives you
a break from school. You get the chance to
be someone else for a while and it helps with
public speaking skills. "Nobody in the cast
Would Wear their costurpes op a regular day
and getting into costurpe sort of puts you in
the gothic rpood." #
To rpake A fter Juliet possible there
were rpany rpore people who contributed their id —
talents. Colin Frye was the drurprper for the A
play. When asked what he likes about helping
with the entertamrpent. he said. "What I like ; J r
rpost about helping is that I get to play rpu- 4 .
sic which I love to do and I get to play it for T • A,
everyone in the audience." He also said that
being on stage is nerve-racking a t firs t but you get use to it
after a while.

"After Juliet" stood out rorrp plays ip the past
because it was out of the ordinary and unexpected. People
continued talking about the unique costumes and the Goth
rpake-up for days. Its dark side attracted rpany people to
watch it and the halls were filled with great comments on 2 Lorenzo tackles Ben­
the play. Hie dedication and hard work of the cast and crew
volio firing their fight In
came together and revealed the aftermath) of Romeo and
the Cackround are Aldric
Juliet's deaths.
Tdeints and Colin frye.