Romeo y Julieta was a unique colaboration between The Old Globe Theatre in San Diego and the Tijuana Cultural Center CECUT. This production featured a new bi-lingual adaptation of Shakespeare's script, and a cross-border cast of professionals and high school students. The production toured several outdoor sites in San Diego, Chula Vista, and Tijuana.
This production had a contemporary urban concept. It featured modern music and dance styles. The sound design helped set the many enviroments of Shakespeare's play in modern urban locations.
The recorded sounds for this show were developed for playback on two CD players and often featured four discreet sounds coming from different locations at the same time. Here are some samples of the enviromental sounds used in the production. Keep in mind that in these samples four channels have been mixed down to two.
| soundcues.pdf | Here is the sound cue sheet designed for two CD players. |
| morning.mp3 | After the party, Romeo meets Friar Lawrence to tell him of his new love. The sounds of birds, traffic, and a garbage truck set the urban morning mood. |
| market.mp3 | For this production the team decided that the public meeting place would be an outdoor market. This track is used to establish that. |
| pasapasa.mp3 | This chaotic, chopped up reworking of a Latin tune underscores the brief clash between Mercutio and Tybalt. It ended abruptly when Mercutio strikes his mortal blow. |
| epilog.mp3 | This track is used when The Prince and his entourage arrive at the Capulet's tomb at the end of the play. It was originally developed for four channels and is presented in stereo here. |
Here are images of the places this touring production performed. Each location was unique in its requirements.
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| Tijuana Cultural Center (CECUT), Tijuana | Escuela Primaria “El Pípila”, Colonia Obrera, Tercera Sección, Tijuana |
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| Parque Teniente Guerrero, Tijuana | Casa del Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego |
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| Memorial Park, Chula Vista |