Aloha Performing Arts Company

Tile-setter and thespian Anthony Agresti, last seen as Issachar in “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” and high school student Sarah Weiner, last seen as the clown in “Othello,” take the lead roles as Romeo and Juliet, respectfully, in Aloha Performing Arts Company’s production of William Shakespeare’s “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.” They are supported by a cast of 17 performers.

Capulet is played by David A. Watkins, Mrs. Capulet by Robin O’Hara, Montague by Joe Zapataoliva, Mrs. Montague by Carmen Kinsey, the Nurse by Catherine Hansen, Tybalt by Tiana Alcoran, Mercutio by Kini Depontes, Benvolio by Tyler Wood, Balthasar by Sandra Burck, Judge Escalus by David A. Payne, Paris by Alex Moore, Brother Lawrence by Dick Hershberger, Brother John by John Powell, the Apothecary by Eileen Weiner, Rosaline by Monica Jones, Paris’ Page/Drummer Boy by Jacob Lam, and First Watchman/Servingman by Chuck Makanui.

Jerry Tracy is the director assisted by Tiana Alcoran. The producer is C.D. Kinsey and co-produced by Rhonda Moore. Designers include C.D. Kinsey and David A. Watkins, set; David A. Watkins, original score and sound; Rick Boeck, lighting; Betsy Iona-Naihe, costumes; C.D. Kinsey, graphics; Aimee Marquardt, hair and makeup. The dramaturge for this production is Trisha `Iolana assisted by Robin O’Hara.

“Romeo and Juliet” was written by William Shakespeare in Elizabethan England around 1590. It is a world of violence and generational conflict in which two young people fall in love and die because of that love. APAC’s production of this timeless tale will give it an American twist with the action taking place in 1906 rural Pennsylvanian mining country.

This lavish production will be performed at the Aloha Theatre on June 16-July 1, with Friday and Saturday curtains at 7:30 pm and Sunday matinees at 2:30 pm. Tickets are $15 regular admission and $12 for students and senior citizens. Tickets will be available at Mele Kai Music in Kailua-Kona and Paradise Found in Kainaliu beginning June 5 or at the box office beginning one hour prior to performance. Tickets are also available online at www.apachawaii.org or by phone at 322-1648. For more information, call the APAC office at 322-9924.