Romeo and Juliet runs February 12-20

image from a poster of Romeo and Juliet of a bloody heart

The Illinois State University School of Theatre and Dance will present William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, opening February 12 in Westhoff Theatre.

Hip-hop Shakespeare hits The Festival

image of Q Brothers

The Q Brothers, two Chicago boys who have taken their hip-hop versions of the Bard’s works across the globe (and to the Globe), will perform their latest work at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival in July with an adaptation of Two Gentlemen of Verona called Q Gents.