S2P5 - The Prologues: Romeo & Juliet

S2P5 - The Prologues: Romeo & Juliet

From As You Mic It by Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival

May 18, 2026 · 12 min · Season 2 · Episode 19

About this episode

This mini-episode explores the upcoming production of Romeo and Juliet at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival.

Get ready for Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival’s 2026 Legends and Legacy Season with As You Mic It: The Prologues . In this mini-episode, we enter the world of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet , the timeless story of young love caught between loyalty, violence, and fate. Directed by Jason King Jones and performed in repertory with Ken Ludwig’s Moriarty: A New Sherlock Holmes Adventure , this production places two iconic stories side by side, inviting audiences to experience the thrill of repertory theatre as actors transform between worlds night after night. Filled with poetry, urgency, and emotional intensity, Romeo and Juliet continues to resonate across generations as one of Shakespeare’s most enduring plays. Single tickets are now on sale at pashakespeare.org or by calling the box office at (610) 282-9455. Hosted by : Kim Carson Romeo & Juliet at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival Mentioned in this episode: Single Tickets on Sale Now Become an Underwriter Today! Contact podcast@pashakespeare.org for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Kim Carson

Topics covered

  • Shakespeare
  • theatre
  • Romeo and Juliet
  • performing arts
  • repertory theatre

Keywords

  • Shakespeare
  • Romeo and Juliet
  • theatre
  • Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival
  • repertory theatre
  • young love
  • violence
  • fate

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, pashakespeare.org, box office

Books & works: Romeo and Juliet, Moriarty: A New Sherlock Holmes Adventure

Places: Pennsylvania

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