“It may be about love, but it is also about this other situation. “The music of U2 works so well in this show because most of their songs mean more than one thing,” said Holsopple, professor of visual and communication arts.

Justin Poole, theater program director and professor of theater This is a play about the horrible things we do to each other and the need for us to advocate for peace and justice despite seemingly insurmountable odds. The rock musical, created by faculty members Justin Poole and Jerry Holsopple, not only tells the story of the constant human struggle between light and darkness, but challenges audiences to make a difference in today’s chaotic world. Live music performed by a skilled ensemble of actors and local band Prince Bellerose, with original videos, choreography and intense fight scenes, will also make this theater experience memorable. The band’s poetic songs easefully carry classic themes of hatred and violence, love and reconciliation. A theater production that combines the artistry of William Shakespeare and the iconic Irish band U2 is exciting, intense and bold. Eby was nominated for the MTI Musical Theater Intensive Audition as well.Īudiences at Eastern Mennonite University’s “U2 Romeo & Juliet” are in for a treat. Editor’s Note : This production earned multiple awards from the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival: Certificates of Merit for co-creators Justin Poole and Jerry Holsopple and fight choreographer Wolf Sherrill, as well as nominations for the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship competition for Greta Schrag, Elizabeth Eby, Anna Hoover, and Andrew Stoltzfus.

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