Romeo and Juliet!
The IPFW performers explained how in Shakespeare's time, there were no women actors, and all the female roles were played by young boys. In an effort to demonstrate this, they began the famous balcony scene with Liz Alberding playing the male role of Romeo, while Blane Pressler played Juliet, which explains the odd "wig" on his head.
The performers also explained that in Shakespeare's time, there were very few props on stage, with the emphasis being on the spoken words, and not the special effects. To emphasize this point, Bluffton students Joe Wallace and Ryann Runion were drafted into the show to perform the role of the balcony, from which Juliet makes her speech.
Once the background to the scene had been explained, Alberding and Pressler switched roles for a more serious performance of the scene (with Butler and Mann entertaining from behind the backdrop while the switch was being made).
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