Romeo & Juliet + Beauty & The Beast // Theater // February 6th - 16th
Sun, Feb 16
|Minneapolis
Come check out this unique & minimalist theater production of two of the greatest stories ever told as they relate to each other.
Time & Location
Feb 16, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Minneapolis, 1420 Washington Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
About the event
ROMEO & JULIET, Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy, confronts the inevitability of love in a world divided by ideology, power, and violence. It asks a haunting question: Can love survive when it defies societal constraints? In stark contrast, the new adaptation of BEAUTY & THE BEAST—written by Williams—delves into the raw metamorphosis of love, stripping away sentimentality to uncover fierce and unsettling truths about intimacy and identity.
“These plays resonate in juxtaposition,” says director Joseph Williams. “ROMEO & JULIET presents love as an act of rebellion that cannot escape tragedy. BEAUTY & THE BEAST suggests love as a crucible of change, where survival demands transformation. Together, they offer contrasting visions of love’s power: one that destroys and one that redeems.”