Romeo: Andrew Short
Juliet: Bella Marotti
Tybalt/Friar: RJ Hagberg
Mercutio/Prince: Bandon Saam
Benvolio: Hillary Omachel
Lady Capulet/Sampson: Kelsey Piche
Nurse/Abraham: Rosemarie Erban
Female Swing: Jazmine Block-Tersen
Male Swing: Matt Elenteny
Presenting a forty-minute rendition of Romeo and Juliet, the Illinois Shakespeare Festival's touring group "Bard in a Box" performed at more than twelve schools of varying ages. All props and costumes fit into a single box, which traveled with the troupe around Central Illinois. Certain performances were followed by Q&As or an acting workshop with the cast, designed to engage students with live theatre.