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Kaneland High School to stage Shakespeare's 'Romeo & Juliet'

The Kaneland High School theater department will present their fall show, "Romeo and Juliet" on Nov. 20-22 in the high school auditorium, 47W326 Keslinger Road in Maple Park.

Performances, led by Christina Staker, are 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22. The Saturday matinee will be an understudy performance.

Tickets, with reserved seating, is $10, $5 for seniors and youth. Kaneland staff and Kaneland High School students are admitted free but you must show your Kaneland ID when presenting ticket for admission. For tickets, visit khs.kaneland.org.

"Romeo And Juliet" is William Shakespeare's tragic drama of the "star-crossed" young lovers Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. Romeo and Juliet are teenagers who fall deeply in love but their families are bitter enemies. They seize the moment and marry in secret, they make every effort to conceal their actions but these end in tragedy. Themes running through the play address the issues of the consequences of immature blind passion, hatred and prejudice.

They will present the play in its entirety. The length of the production is approximately 2 hours which includes a 15 minute intermission. It is appropriate for sixth grade and up.

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