“Romeo & Juliet” photos from first company meeting

Garrett Ard (Romeo), Nikki Wilson (Juliet), Andrew Trygstad (Mercutio), and production manager Jackie Haiser at the first "Romeo & Juliet" read-through May 1. Photo by Steven Merkel.
Garrett Ard (Romeo), Nikki Wilson (Juliet), Andrew Trygstad (Mercutio), and production manager Jackie Haiser at the first “Romeo & Juliet” read-through May 1. Photo by Steven Merkel.
Susan Hajny measures Phoenix Heart (Paris) for costumes and reads the numbers to Tracy Adams. Photo by Steven Merkel.
Susan Hajny measures Phoenix Heart (Paris) for costumes and reads the numbers to Tracy Adams. Photo by Steven Merkel.
Raise your hand if you like Shakespeare! (Okay, so that's not really what was happening. More hands would have been raised!) Photo by Steven Merkel.
Raise your hand if you like Shakespeare! (Okay, so that’s not really what was happening. More hands would have been raised!) Photo by Steven Merkel.
"What, ho!" Finding the intentional (and unintentional) humour in Shakespeare. Photo by Steven Merkel.
“What, ho!” Finding the intentional (and unintentional) humour in Shakespeare. Photo by Steven Merkel.
Susan Hajny, Sharon Voss, Leah Rae Witt, Garrett Ard, Nikki Wilson, Katie Kanturek, and Andrew Trygstad at the "Romeo & Juliet" read-through May 1, 2013. Photo by Steven Merkel
Susan Hajny, Sharon Voss, Leah Rae Witt, Garrett Ard, Nikki Wilson, Katie Kanturek, and Andrew Trygstad at the “Romeo & Juliet” read-through May 1. Photo by Steven Merkel