Photo Title
Preview
Production Title
Romeo and Juliet
Production Date
1978
Photograph Caption
San Francisco Ballet Artistic Director Lew Christensen makes a rare appearance as Friar Lawrence in Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet" as performed by the San Francisco Ballet. Friar Lawrence administers the wedding vows for star crossed lovers, as Juliet's nurse stands witness. (Edited Caption)
Dialogue
Juliet: "If that thy bent of love be honorable,
Thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow
By one that I'll procure to come to thee,
Where and what time thou wilt perform the rite,
And all my fortunes at thy foot I'll lay,
And follow thee my lord throughout the world." (II.ii.143-148).
Play Title
Romeo and Juliet
Series
Great Performance: Dance in America
Venue
Ballet; Television
Genre
Tragedy
Character
Friar Lawrence: Lew Christensen
Romeo: Jim Sohm
Juliet: Diana Weber
Nurse: Tina Santos
Other Credits
San Francisco Ballet
Object Type
black-and-white photographs
Size of Original
8 x 10 in.
Donor
Cole, Joseph E.
Repository
Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special Collections.
Format
jpeg
