Romeo and Juliet: The Podcast

by Great River Shakespeare Festival

Love, betrayal, passion, bloodshed, and death. What happens when two young people from warring families fall in love? The Montagues and the Capulets have been enemies for generations, but when their children Romeo and Juliet meet and fall in love, tragedy ensues. This 6-episode series brings Shakespeare’s story to life as a radio drama performed by members of the Great River Shakespeare Festival. This audio experience is des ... 

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Podcast episodes

  • Romeo and Juliet: The Podcast Episode 6

    Romeo and Juliet: The Podcast Episode 6

    E06
    23:31

    Act 4, Scene 4 - before dawn on Wednesday morning, the day of the wedding at the Capulet houseAct 4, Scene 5 - in Juliet’s roomAct 5, Scene 1 - Thursday morning in MantuaAct 5, Scene 2 - Thursday evening at Friar Lawrence cellAct 5, Scene 3 - Thursday night in the graveyard outside of the entrance to the Capulet tomb

  • Romeo and Juliet: The Podcast Episode 5

    Romeo and Juliet: The Podcast Episode 5

    E05
    20:33

    Act 3, Scene 5 continued - just after dawn on Tuesday in Juliet’s roomAct 4, Scene 1 - early Tuesday morning at Friar Lawrence cellAct 4, Scene 2 - late Tuesday evening at the Capulet houseAct 4, Scene 3 - late Tuesday night in Juliet’s room

  • Romeo and Juliet: The Podcast Episode 4

    Romeo and Juliet: The Podcast Episode 4

    E04
    27:01

    Act 3, Scene 1 continued - the same Monday afternoon on the street in VeronaAct 3, Scene 2 - simultaneously at the Capulet houseAct 3, Scene 3 - late Monday afternoon at Friar Lawrence cellAct 3, Scene 4 - late Monday evening at the Capulet houseAct 3, Scene 5 - almost dawn on Tuesday in Juliet’s room

  • Romeo and Juliet: The Podcast Episode 3

    Romeo and Juliet: The Podcast Episode 3

    E03
    27:28

    Act 2, Scene 3 - a few minutes later, sunrise on Monday morning in Friar Lawrence’s gardenAct 2, Scene 4 - later on Monday morning. A street in VeronaAct 2, Scene 5 - noon on Monday at the Capulet houseAct 2, Scene 6 - a few minutes later at Friar Lawrence’s cellAct 3, Scene 1 - the same Monday afternoon out in the street

  • Romeo and Juliet: The Podcast Episode 2

    Romeo and Juliet: The Podcast Episode 2

    E02
    25:16

    Act 1, Scene 4 - the same Sunday on the way to the Capulet’s masked ballAct 1, Scene 5 - a moment later at the masked ball inside Capulet’s houseAct 2, Scene 1 - moments later outside Capulet’s houseAct 2, Scene 2 - directly afterwards in the Capulet’s garden