This new show takes audiences backstage with The Flying Karamazov Brothers as they rehearse scenes from their reinterpretation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. With the four Karamazov Brothers playing all the parts, audiences will experience a Romeo and Juliet like they’ve never seen before, complete with original music, combat juggling and antic dancing. Of course, nothing during their rehearsal goes quite as expected, and the Brothers take time in between scenes to muse on their own loves, both past and present. The youngest Karamazov Brother, Zossima, has a new girlfriend whose mysterious past is revealed as the K’s work their way through Shakespeare’s classic scenes.

Flings & Eros
starring the Flying Karamazov Brothers
September 10 to October 4, 2009

The production’s creative staff includes Paul Magid (writer/producer/director), Arthur Oliver (costume design), Douglas Elkins (choreography) and David Hutson (lighting design), with music by Mark Ettinger, Stephen Bent and Rod Kimball and lyrics by Paul Magid, Mark Ettinger, Stephen Bent and William Shakespeare. The Flying Karamazov Brothers are Paul Magid (Dmitri), Mark Ettinger (Alexei), Rod Kimball (Pavel) and Stephen Bent (Zossima).

Photos courtesy of Merrimack Repertory Theatre (website | profile | tag archive).

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