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THE TRAGIC TALE OF ROMEO AND JULIET
Feature production - TCC’s 10th annual Shakespeare in the Grove

Romeo, played by Fernando Morales, woos Juliet, played by Mary Beyer.

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. - (June 14, 2006) - The tragic tale of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet comes to Tidewater Community College as the feature production for TCC’s 10th annual “Shakespeare in the Grove” this summer. A cast and crew of more than 35 students and veteran actors will bring Shakespeare’s most popular love story to life in both indoor and outdoor settings for eight performances.

On June 28, 29 and 30 and July 1 and 2 at 8 p.m., audiences can thrill to the magic of “Shakespeare under the stars” during the outdoor performance in the Grove on TCC’s Chesapeake Campus. The audience is encouraged to bring low lawn chairs or blankets and a picnic supper - and should plan to arrive early to be situated close to the action.

After its run in the Grove, the cast and crew will transport the production in its entirety to the TCC Roper Performing Arts Center in downtown Norfolk for performances on July 6, 7 and 8, also at 8 p.m.

All performances are free of charge, and no reservations are needed. For additional information, call TCC’s theatre department office, 822-5219.

These productions are made possible with the support of the Chesapeake Fine Arts Commission.

Tidewater Community College is the second largest of the 23 community colleges in the Commonwealth of Virginia, enrolling more than 37,000 students annually. The 37th largest in the nation’s 1,600 community-college network, TCC ranks among the 50 fastest-growing large community colleges. Founded in 1968 as a part of the Virginia Community College System, the college serves the South Hampton Roads region with campuses in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Virginia Beach as well as the TCC Jeanne and George Roper Performing Arts Center in the theater district in downtown Norfolk, the Visual Arts Center in Olde Towne Portsmouth and a regional Advanced Technology Center in Virginia Beach. Forty-four percent of the region’s residents attending a college or university in Virginia last fall were enrolled at TCC. For more information, visit www.tcc.edu