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Romeo & Juliet

Date: Tue, Nov 10, 2026

Time: Tues., 5:30pm and Wed.-Fri., 7pm and Sat.-Sun., 2pm

Venue: Longleaf's Black Box Theater, Raleigh

Price: Students: $5-$10 | Adults: $10-$20

Category: Arts

You know the story. Two households, both alike in dignity. Two young lovers. One ancient feud. But in this Verona, there is more to the story than we've been told. Society is crumbling. While the streets decay and ordinary citizens struggle to survive, Verona’s ruling families - the Montagues and Capulets - cling tightly to their wealth, power, and privilege. Their endless feud has become more than a family rivalry; it is a symbol of a system that has failed everyone but those at the top. Beneath the city, a rebellion is growing. Tired of waiting for change, a network of revolutionaries has devised a plan to strike at the ruling families where they are most vulnerable. But when Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet meet and fall desperately in love, they become entangled in forces far larger than themselves. Their forbidden romance may be the spark the rebellion has been waiting for - or the one thing no one can control. In a world where love is dangerous, loyalty is uncertain, and even tragedy can be used as a weapon, Romeo and Juliet must decide what - and who - they are willing to sacrifice. Their story has always ended in death. The question now is whether those deaths will finally change anything.

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Romeo & Juliet

When
Next Tuesday
Tue, Nov 10, 2026
Tues., 5:30pm and Wed.-Fri., 7pm and Sat.-Sun., 2pm
Ages
Check ages with the venue
Price
Students: $5-$10 | Adults: $10-$20
raleighfamily friendly

You know the story. Two households, both alike in dignity. Two young lovers. One ancient feud. But in this Verona, there is more to the story than we've been told. Society is crumbling. While the streets decay and ordinary citizens struggle to survive, Verona’s ruling families - the Montagues and Capulets - cling tightly to their wealth, power, and privilege. Their endless feud has become more than a family rivalry; it is a symbol of a system that has failed everyone but those at the top. Beneath the city, a rebellion is growing. Tired of waiting for change, a network of revolutionaries has devised a plan to strike at the ruling families where they are most vulnerable. But when Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet meet and fall desperately in love, they become entangled in forces far larger than themselves. Their forbidden romance may be the spark the rebellion has been waiting for - or the one thing no one can control. In a world where love is dangerous, loyalty is uncertain, and even tragedy can be used as a weapon, Romeo and Juliet must decide what - and who - they are willing to sacrifice. Their story has always ended in death. The question now is whether those deaths will finally change anything.

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Schedule

Romeo & Juliet runs Tue, Nov 10, 2026, Tues., 5:30pm and Wed.-Fri., 7pm and Sat.-Sun., 2pm.

Getting There

Longleaf's Black Box Theater is at 322 Chapanoke Rd, Raleigh, NC. Open in Google Maps.

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  • Tickets or entry money — admission is Students: $5-$10 | Adults: $10-$20

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