He wanted to adapt the play so that it would be more understandable for any younger people in the audience. While reworking the screenplay, Mazzoccone said he was able to combine scenes and take out any parts that may be unnecessary. He said that by using Shakespeare’s original script, it will help improve the actors’ skills with heightened language. Last summer, I adapted it, and so I cut it and I’ve switched some scenes around to help the play,” Mazzoccone said. He was very excited when he learned he would be directing the production. Mazzoccone, a visiting assistant professor of theater, started adapting the play last summer, condensing the three hour play into 90 minutes. “It feels really quick and action packed, and I don’t know that that is the usual connotation when you hear you are going to a Shakespeare show.” “It actually feels really fresh and it feels really relevant and understandable,” Mazzoccone said. “Romeo and Juliet” opens April 19 in Tyler Hall’s Waterman Theatre. SUNY Oswego’s Theatre Department will produce “Romeo and Juliet” for the first time in 30 years –- and director Steven Mazzoccone, cast and crew are focusing on making this piece appealing and accessible to a wide audience.
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