Young lovers are caught between prejudice and warring street gangs in a high school adaptation of one of the most important and powerful musicals of all time.

Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is transported to 1950s New York City as two young, idealistic lovers, Tony and Maria, find themselves caught between warring street gangs, the “American” Jets and the Puerto Rican Sharks. Their struggle to survive in a world of hate, violence and prejudice is one of the most heart-wrenching and relevant musical dramas of our time.

PURCHASE TICKETS

Emerge Church
1 Coorparoo Road, Warner, 4500

Free parking available. Wheelchair friendly.
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ACTORS INFORMATION

Audition Intensive : Sept 3rd

Saturday 12NOON to 3PM at Emerge Church Upstairs Studio. Cost $50.

This intensive workshop will prepare actors for an audition. How to deliver a monologue (characterisation, physical movement, projection, accents, style.) How to present an audition song (characterisation, acting while singing, telling the story, and technique.) The directors will provide individual feedback to every person in the workshop.

Audition: Sept 10th

1PM-5PM at Emerge Church, 1 Coorparoo Road, Warner

Auditions are required if you want a lead or minor role, featured dancer or soloist. We guarantee that everyone who auditions will be included in the cast!

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Rehearsals: Sept 19th-23rd

Rehearsals for BJT productions follow our unique “Show in a week” formula. They will run on the Monday to Friday promptly from 8:30am to 5:00pm.

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Audition Monologue

The actor is required to sing a song, dance, and memorise a monologue with the required characterisation. Younger children may memorise a sentence or two instead of the entire monologue.

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CREDITS

WEST SIDE STORY
SCHOOL EDITION

Based on a Conception of JEROME ROBBINS

Book by

ARTHUR LAURENTS

Music by

LEONARD BERNSTEIN

Lyrics by

STEPHEN SONDHEIM

Entire Original Production Directed and Choreographed by

JEROME ROBBINS

Originally Produced on Broadway by Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince
By Arrangement with Roger L. Stevens

West Side Story School Edition
Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
www.mtishows.com