Just Juliet

The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater at The West Side YMCA, New York City

About the Show

Welcome to Verona, a city simmering with a generations-old feud between the Capulets and the Montagues. From her bedroom window, Juliet watches the senseless violence between the dueling houses yet remains trapped—bound by family expectations and pressured to marry the arrogant County Paris. When she crosses paths with Romeo, a Montague, an undeniable spark ignites between them. Their secret romance offers Juliet a taste of freedom and passion she’s never known—but in a world ruled by tradition and conflict, their romance comes at a dangerous cost.

In addition to putting a modern twist on Romeo and Juliet, the play also draws from Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. Juliet’s best friend, Katherine, was deemed the untamable shrew of Verona, as her father insisted she marry before her younger sister could. Trapped in an abusive marriage with her husband, Petruchio, Katherine embodies the lack of agency women face in society—she is everything Juliet adamantly refuses to become. Together, Juliet and Katherine navigate the patriarchal constraints around them that control their fates.

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