William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet continues to be a staple of high school English curricula and is currently being staged by the Orlando Shakes as part of their 37th Season Signature Series. The production is free to experience for anyone with an Orange County Library System card.
The library also highlights four adaptations that can be accessed with a library card. West Side Story, originally a 1957 musical and later a 1961 film that earned ten Academy Awards, relocates the feud to rival teenage gangs in New York City. Warm Bodies, a 2013 film based on a novel, follows a zombie named R who falls for a human girl named Julie, echoing the star‑crossed romance. Prince of Cats, a graphic novel by Ronald Wimberly, sets the story in 1980s New York with hip‑hop influences and focuses on Juliet’s cousin Tybalt. The 2019 musical & Juliet imagines a scenario in which Juliet survives, featuring Shakespeare, his wife Anne Hathaway and pop songs by Max Martin. All of these adaptations are available for free with a library card.
Press release issued by Orange County Library System:
https://ocls.org/ocls-blog/romeo-juliet-more-woe/
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