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Southside fifth-graders perform Romeo & Juliet

Students close out the school year with a Shakespeare stage performance.


  • By Eric Garwood
  • | 8:28 a.m. June 9, 2017
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Taunya Fogleman's fifth-graders at Southside Elementary School closed out the school year with a taste of The Bard, performing William Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet" on stage. 

The ballroom of Capulet’s house (home of Juliet’s Family)
The ballroom of Capulet’s house (home of Juliet’s Family)
Juliet (Liza Strong) and Romeo (Will Hall) see each other for the first time.
Juliet (Liza Strong) and Romeo (Will Hall) see each other for the first time.
Juliet (Liza Strong) and Romeo (Will Hall) in Capulet’s garden outside Juliet’s bedroom.
Juliet (Liza Strong) and Romeo (Will Hall) in Capulet’s garden outside Juliet’s bedroom.
Nurse (Sophie Caragiulo) and Juliet (Liza Strong)
Nurse (Sophie Caragiulo) and Juliet (Liza Strong)
Romeo (Will Hall), Mercutio (Alan Cruz-Lopez), Benvolio (Rhett Morton)
Romeo (Will Hall), Mercutio (Alan Cruz-Lopez), Benvolio (Rhett Morton)
Prince Escalus (Will Posey), Lord Capulet (Ben Maney), Benvolio (Rhett Morton), Tybalt (Sawyer Michel), Lady Capulet (Olivia Seidensticker)
Prince Escalus (Will Posey), Lord Capulet (Ben Maney), Benvolio (Rhett Morton), Tybalt (Sawyer Michel), Lady Capulet (Olivia Seidensticker)
Juliet (Liza Strong)
Juliet (Liza Strong)
Romeo (Will Hall) and Juliet (Liza Strong)
Romeo (Will Hall) and Juliet (Liza Strong)
The Tomb of the Capulets
The Tomb of the Capulets
The cast received “Oscars” from teacher Taunya Fogleman.
The cast received “Oscars” from teacher Taunya Fogleman.

 

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