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WELLPOINT presents
Romeo and Juliet

<i>WELLPOINT presents<br />Romeo and Juliet</i> - Poster
January 21 – February 26 at 10:00 am Mainstage, 2.5 Hours

Romeo and Juliet are literature’s most famous couple.  As they struggle to find an oasis of peace amidst their warring families, old hates and tired prejudices are challenged by the eternal power of youth and love. Shakespeare’s beloved romantic tragedy is a timeless tale ripped from today’s headlines.

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Program Notes
Educational Notes

BARD IQ Answer Key

1. Juliet
2. A. Two households both alike in dignity
    B.  Prologue
3. iambic pentameter
4. tragedy
5. simile
6. Capulet's party
7. Mercutio
8. Paris
9. personification
10. Friar Lawrence
11. light, windows, east, sun
12. Tybalt

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Ticket Price:
$9.25 or $12.25 to include an AIC visit

Themes/Issues:
Positive and negative power of love
Remorse and reconciliation
Light and dark
Fate and chance Destructive power of hatred

Suggested grades:
6-12 

Indiana Academic Standards

Use attendance in conjunction with classroom activity to meet standards for your specific grade level in:

Language Arts:

  • Reading: word recognition, fluency, vocabulary development, comprehension and analysis
  • Literary response and analysis
  • Listening and speaking skills
  • strategies and applications

Theatre:

  • Analysis and response
  • History and culture
  • Integrated Studies

Psychology:

  • Socio-Cultural Dimensions of Behavior

Sociology:

  • Social status influences on the individual and group behaviors
  • The influence of culture on the individual
  • How roles and role expectations can lead to role conflict

Enrichment:

  • Study materials sent before attendance to prepare students for the production
  • Post-show discussions
  • Artists in the Classroom, pages 14 – 15

1 complimentary teacher ticket for each 15 students; additional chaperones $16/ticket. For more information and/or to make reservations, please contact Pat Bebee at 317.916.4841 or Kara Moreland at 317.916.4842. E-mail: pbebee@irtlive.com or kmoreland@irtlive.com.

National Endowment for the Arts LogoIndiana Repertory Theatre’s production of Romeo and Juliet is part of Shakespeare for a New Generation a national theatre initiative sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts in cooperation with Arts Midwest.

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