


Other than that, Paris and I are very different,” Thomas said. “Like Paris, I’m a man in my twenties, and I find myself also having romantic ideals in the way I see the world. Thomas reflected on his relatability regarding playing Paris. “It’s two people who are looking for something real … at the end, they feel they’ve been driven to no other option.” “I fully misjudged the script before I actually began to analyze it as a director and realiz(ed) it’s not a story about two dumb teenagers,” Hutter said. “Romeo and Juliet” is a widely- known play, but there are still some hidden secrets among the text.

There has been a lot of research into historical and literary commentaries of the play, according to Thomas. The cast was required to come to the first rehearsal with the script memorized. “He is just a bounty of articulation when it comes to Shakespeare, and so I love learning from him in that way and gaining the tools that are in his toolbox,” Hutter said. Hutter gained an abundance of knowledge through the eyes of being Geffken’s apprentice. The understudy performance will be March 4 at 2 p.m. She worked under the play’s director, Andy Geffken, and helped direct the understudies. Kaley Hutter, the director’s apprentice, witnessed firsthand the director’s responsibilities. Shakespeare, once again, knew what he was doing.” “And even though he’s not a main character, the level of depth and beautiful detail that can be found in him is incredible. “One of my favorite aspects about playing Paris in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ has been the fact that I am playing a character who has been in literature longer than any of the characters I’ve ever and probably will ever get to play,” Thomas said.
