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MERCUTIO TROUPE
PAST PRODUCTIONS
 The Tragedy of Julius CaesarWhat (or who) is best for Rome? This particular piece reexamined society and its influence on gender norms by examining the relationship between Amazonian warriors and High priestesses. This show featured a cast of 13 women and the original text was kept. May 2015 |  Late: A Cowboy SongMary and Crick have been in love since the second grade. Red is a cowboy who wears red velour pants and sings horses to sleep. Together, each of their perceptions of their own positions in the world are challenged, altered, and made clear. Clear like soup. As Sarah writes, 'This play is for all the lady cowboys of heart and mind who ride outside the city limits of convention. April 2015 |
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 Eastland: A MusicalA moving musical by Andrew White based on the stories of victims and survivors of Chicago's SS Eastland disaster. April 28th, 29th in the Green Theatre. April 2015 |  Into the Clear Blue SkyKale and Mika live in an apocalyptic New Jersey and the world has begun to melt and run out into the universe. Fleeing to the moon, in a desperate attempt to solve the mystery of her blackened hands, Mika's is a journey not only to forgiveness but to the end of the world. November 2014 |
 The Boy at the Edge of Everythingn the middle of his over-scheduled 12-and-a-bit-year-old life, Simon Ives dreams of a place where he can just stop and be. Meanwhile, at the farthest point in the universe, The Boy at the Edge of Everything lives by himself, lonely and bored. When Simon is rocketed into space (through an unlikely series of events involving ‘lots and lots of fireworks’), their worlds collide and neither will ever be the same. November 2014 |  What Ships Are ForWhat Ships Are For is a one woman show written and performed by Corey Ruzicano. Honest and inspiring, this story bravely depicts the strengths and sometimes short-comings of family, while also reminding us to take chances and open our minds and hearts to the possibility of change. "A ship is safe in the harbor, but that's not what ships are for." April 2014 |
 J.B. A Play in VerseLate at night, after the crowds disappear, two broken-down actors who are employed as circus vendors decide to play the Book of Job. Using masks, they assume the roles of God and Satan respectively-- but when Job and his family appear to him, it is not from out of the Bible that they come. March 2014 |  An Evening with Sarah PettyferFebruary 2014 |
 This is Our YouthThis is Our Youth, Kenneth Lonnergan's lacerating look at affluent young Manhattanites of the 1980s. Set in 1982, the play depicts two days in the lives of three college-age Upper West Siders who are from wealthy families but are living in doped-up squalor. December 2013 |  The PillowmanKaturian. I am a high-ranking police officer in a totalitarian dictatorship. What are you doing taking my word about anything?" November 2013 |
 The Body ProjectThe Body Project is a devised theatrical exploration of our body minds. In less vague/douchey terms: it is a mosaic of poetry, original music, and movement relating to bodies & feelings. November 2013 |
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