04/30/19 El Monte Union’s New Take on Shakespeare

EPISODE · May 1, 2019 · 29 MIN

04/30/19 El Monte Union’s New Take on Shakespeare

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El Monte Union High School District’s South El Monte High School will provide a modern take on Shakespearian tragedy when it stages “The Punk Rock Story of Romeo and Juliet” on May 8-10. The production will feature a student band playing live punk rock music, and will challenge gender norms by casting a female in the role of Romeo. South El Monte drama teacher Nicole Wessel and members of the cast discuss the challenges of performing the Elizabethan-era drama.

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