Romeo and Juliet

Single Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, September 3rd.

PURCHASE TICKETS

Tickets: $20 adults, $15 students/seniors, $5 Rider University students with Valid ID. Reserve tickets for Rider University faculty, staff, and students online with a Rider Key login. 
A processing fee of $2 is added to the cost of each adult, senior, and non-Rider student/child ticket.

Box Office: 609-896-7775

Set in a future where society has fractured under the weight of authoritarian control, this gripping reimagining of Romeo and Juliet places Shakespeare’s classic tragedy in a world where survival is uncertain and trust is scarce. Scarred by conflict and forced to live off the grid, communities navigate the daily realities of fear, scarcity, and violence—until two young people, Romeo and Juliet, dare to connect across enemy lines.

In this bleak and crumbling landscape, love becomes a radical act—a spark of humanity in a world that has forgotten what it means to hope. As the two lovers reach for something pure amid chaos, their story unfolds with even greater urgency and poignancy, challenging us to consider the cost of love, the roots of division, and the possibility of light in the darkest of times.

Drawing inspiration from post-apocalyptic visions like The Last of Us, Station Eleven, and The Walking Dead, this production transforms Verona into a place where survival means hard choices—and where the most dangerous thing you can do is care.

By William Shakespeare

Charlotte Northeast, director