Shakespeare’s R&J

Sage Theatre & Shakespeare Co.— February 2026

Directed by Javier Vilalta

Scenic Design and Construction by Jake Rose

Stage Managed by Meredith Johnson

Lighting Design by Tauran Wood

Sound Design by Kristin Eveleigh

Costume Supervisor Tonisha Kroeger

Staged in a thrust configuration, this set featured a 16’x16’ platform raised above the stage and close to the audience for an intimate performance. This intimate staging melds with the floating appearance of the platform to give a dreamlike but poignant effect. Four crosses were inlayed into the floorboards of the set, and a fifth fifteen-foot-tall cross was constructed leaning over the set oppressively. LEDs were integrated in the set as a collaborative effort between Set and Lights, illuminating under the platform, the inlayed crosses into the floor boards, and the massive cross.