Chorus/Escalus, Prince of Verona . . . . . . Gordon Walls
Mercutio, a young Verona nobleman . . . Leslie Cserepy
Major Paris, an Austrian Army Officer . . Paul Behncke
Attendants to the Prince/Mistresses . . . . . Tracey Nash
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clare Flockton

The House of Montague
Montague, head of a Veronese family
at feud with the Capulets . . . . . . . . . . Gerry Thompson
Lady Montague . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Margaret Sullivan
Romeo, Montague's son . . . . . . Jake William Smith
Benvolio, Montague's nephew . . . . . . . Mark Bujati
Abram, a Servant to Montague . . . . Kyra Weichert
Montague Henchman . . . . . . . . . Dayna MacDonald

The House of Capulet
Capulet, head of a Veronese family
at feud with the Montagues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Horsman
Lady Capulet . . . . . . . . . . Sandra Wickham
Juliet, Capulet's daughter . . . . . . . . Megan Carty
Tybalt . . . . . . . . . . Aaron Lajeunesse
Nurse, a Capulet servant, Juliet's
foster-mother . . . . . . . . . Lorraine McInnis-Osborne
Peter, Chief Servant to the Capulets . . . . . Megan Cataford
Sampson / Capulet Servant . . . . . . . . Mark Bazerman
Gregory / Capulet Servant . . . . . . . . . Alexandra Isenor
Friar Lawrence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lionel King
Sister Maria . . . . . . . . . . Mackenzie Leach
An Apothecary, of Mantua . . . . . Gerry Thompson
A Newsgirl . . . . . . . . . . Karoline Page

DIRECTOR'S NOTE

Romeo & Juliet may be the best known love story in the English language, but it is much more: a story of failed marriages, desperation, villainy, betrayal, sudden violence anddeep longing. It crackles with adventure: swords clash, clocks tick, crypts reek of bones, potions bubble, and blood is spilled. A young man rises to his feet and one of Shakespeare's greatest heroines is brought to life before us.

Kanata Theatre's artists, off stage and on, have worked with single-minded dedication on this production over numerous months. We've been joined by John Brogan, Chris McLeod and Jennifer Hurd of National Stage Combat Training Partners, who have readied our cast to cut, thrust and parry with safety, precision and panache, and their professionalism and good cheer are deeply appreciated. To them, and indeed to everyone who has given of their time and energy to Romeo and Juliet, to paraphrase the Prince: "All are heroes, all are saluted from the very rooftops".