A 10-foot ladder, haunting parents in mask, and a stage covered in smashed fruit. Lucien's groundbreaking reimagining of Romeo and Juliet doesn't shy away from the hilarity of this play while also grounding itself in the voices of silenced young people, and asking; What is human nature? In our Romeo and Juliet the young challenge the world’s forced conditions through guttural questioning. This results in acts of extreme love and violence. We see R+J as a proclamation to the greatness the rising generation holds.
After an electric run in Boston, audiences are raving for us to come to NYC and share this essential story. So we’ve packed up the clown car and can't wait to show you what revisions we have been working on.
Like the story of Romeo and Juliet, Lucien Theatre fights for change through the lens of love. We see division in our capitalistic world, we see diverse voices silenced, we see competition instilled amongst us and the lesson that we are not valuable until we earn our dues. We hope to counter all this through our adaptation of Romeo & Juliet.
What is Lucien? Lucien Theatre Company has been founded and built upon the persistence of young artists and the need for all encompassing collaboration. Through our consensus-based democratic process, we strive to be the leaders of a new sector of the theatrical industry. In doing so, we aim to illuminate more devised, democratic, and revolutionary theatre.
Who is ‘the 7’? ‘The 7’ are the seven founding company members of Lucien Theatre Company. The ‘7’ collaborate together as a collective while each spear-heading different and needed aspects of our company structure. These roles are titled ‘facilitator’ as to dismantle hierarchy among ourselves.
Timeline Remounting Rehearsals: August 22nd-September 21st Lucien Documentary- Episode 1: October 14th Tech: October 20th- 22nd Lucien Documentary- Episode 2: October 21st 1st weekend of Romeo & Juliet in NYC: October 24th-26th Lucien Documentary- Episode 3: October 28th 2nd weekend of Romeo & Juliet in NYC: November 7th-9th Budget (Where is your money going?) Artist Travel: $1,678 Space Rental: $9,500
Additional Scenic/Props/Costumes: $300 Production/ Company costs: $962 Technician Stipend: $900 Fractured Atlas Transfer Fee (8%): $1,067.20
