Southeast gets Montagued

You know the old story -- two star-crossed lovers and all that.

Now you have your chance to see it live, in person, performed by trained college actors.

April 21 and 22 and April 25-30 the Southeast Missouri State University Department of Theatre and Dance will cap off its 2005-2006 season with a bang in the form of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet."

If you don't know the story, it's likely you're lived in a dark corner of a storm cellar all your life. But here goes: Romeo and Juliet are two young lovers from feuding houses, forced to defy their parents so they can live out their lives together. In the end, all that's left is eternity together.

Of course the play is full of that awesome sounding Shakespeare dialogue, but there's plenty of swashbuckling sword action to go along with. And the marketing folks at Southeast say the set is one of the most impressive the Rose Theatre stage has ever seen.

For tickets to the show call 651-2265.