Lehman Stages celebrates its twentieth anniversary season with the inaugural production of “BronxShakes” - The Bronx Shakespeare Festival at Lehman College, with the premiere of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare in the new outdoor amphitheatre at Lehman College.

Performances begin Wednesday, September 14th at 7PM and run through Saturday September 16 at 3PM. Thursday, September 14 and Friday, September 15 performances are at 7PM. Admission is free and reservations are required. Tickets are available at bronxshakes.brownpapertickets.com

This fun, fast, and ferocious production of Romeo and Juliet is adapted and directed by special guest artist Rick DesRochers, Professor and Director of the Theatre Program at Lehman. A “perpetual motion machine” this production features a cast of all Lehman alumni including Natasha Collado, Alexa Downing, Hemanuel Damis, Emily Garcia, Simran Pal Kaur, Andrew Moeller, Jahdiel Rodriguez, and Bethany Rondon. The stage manager is Julie Peteani and the assistant director and fight coordinator is Alyssa Van Gorder. Running time is approximately 90 minutes.