Love in a Time of Hate

Teatro del Pueblo Poster

Graphic Designer: Barbara Labounta

Teatro del Pueblo in association with Bach Society MN presented Romeo & Juliet: Love in a Time of Hate.

A mainstage production onstage from June 20 – June 30, 2024 at the Luminary Arts Center.

This groundbreaking production boldly reimagined Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet through a Latin American lens, transporting audiences to a futuristic world. Love in a Time of Hate weaves classical Shakespearean characters into a modern narrative, addressing pressing social issues facing Latin Americans in a futuristic setting. This production captivated a major fusion of classical literature and contemporary storytelling.

Photo Credit: Molly Weibel

DIRECTED BY

ALBERTO JUSTINIANO
HARRY WATERS JR.

ADAPTATION BY

ALBERTO JUSTINIANO, Playwrights
MARVIN GONZÁLEZ, Playwrights
SEE MORE PERSPECTIVE, Spoken Word Artist

SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT TEAM

ALBERTO JUSTINIANO
STEPHANIE RUAS
MARIA ISABEL GONZALEZ
JASON BALLWEBER
MAREN WARD
KALEN RAINBOW KEIR

CAST

PAULINA APARICIO-ROSALES as Juliet
SAMUEL OSBORNE-HUERTA as Romeo
ISAAC QUIROGA as Santi
JULIA DIAZ as Lady Capulet
ABIGAIL CHAGOLLA as Nurse
ALEX BARRETO HATHAWAY as Benvolio
ALEX HAGEN as Capulet
BEN BAILEY as Mercutio
TYLER STAMM as Larry the Lawyer
ANTONIÉ RIOS-LUNA as Tybalt
JUSTIN CERVANTES as Paris
KAITLIN KLEMENCIC as Montaguez
VICTOR GARCIA-BENITEZ as Sampson
MARIA ISABEL GONZALEZ as Gregory
DIEGO SYMOUKSAVANH as Abram
CHRISTY JOHNSON as Marshal
MALIYA GORMAN-CARTER & JACOB HELLMAN as Ensemble
M. SCOTT TAULMAN as Chorus

PRODUCTION TEAM

MARCO REAL-D’ARBELLES, Music Designer/Director
ANDRE JOHNSON JR., Stage Manager
KIM LARTZ, Production Manager
AARON WULFF, Company Manager
KURT JUNG, Lighting Designer
RICHARD GRAHAM, Sound Designer
M. CURTIS GRITTNER, Scenic Designer
MOLLY O’GARA, Costume Designer
MASON TYER, Fight & Intimacy Director
EVAN SIMA, Technical Director & Carpenter
TREY PORTER, Properties Manager
LELIS BRITO, Choreographer
KYRA RICHARDSON, Assistant Stage Manager
CAROLINE AMARAL ZALTRON & ANAHI SANCHEZ, Assistant Costume Designers
MIRA KEHOE, Vocal Consultant
SEE MORE PERSPECTIVE, Spoken Word and Rap Writer, Dramaturg of the Hip Hop Arts, Music Production Specialist,
Graffiti Artist, and Painter
JANE PEÑA , Dramaturg
EVAN PETERSON & CORINNE STEFFENS (swing), Venue Technician
DANIELLE BUTTGEREIT, Deck Crew
DAKOTA BLANKENSHIP, Wardrobe
LINDSAY FULTON, Carpenter
MARÍA CAMACHO-DIVELY & JESSE KOON, ASL Interpreters

BACH SOCIETY MUSICIANS

MARCO REAL-D’ARBELLES (leader, violin)
VLADIMIR GARRIDO-BIAGETTI (vocals, flutes, percussion, strings)
ASAKO HIRABAYASHI (harpsichord)
REBECCA MERBLUM (cello)
PHILLIP RUKAVINA (lute)


Photo Credit: Molly Weibel

SPOTLIGHTING OUR ARTISTS

SEE MORE PERSPECTIVE

A Spoken Word and Rap Writer, Dramaturg of the Hip Hop Arts, and Music Production Specialist, See More Perspective also took on the role of co-designer for the set of Love in a Time of Hate as well as a co-writer of the final devised script.

Grafitti Design: See More Perspective, Photo Credit: Molly Weibel

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Photo Credit: Molly Weibel

Read published articles featuring Love in a Time of Hate:

MPRnews.org
TalkinBroadway.com
LavenderMagazine.com
StarTribune.com
CherryandSpoon.com
MinnPost.com