The Outsiders, Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story.

 Prequel to “That Was Then and This is Now”  Two gangs  Greasers (Ponyboy, Johnny, etc)  Socs (Cherry, the girl)  Late 60’s  Socio-economic  Takes place in Oklahoma  Theme topics: friendship, loyalty, wealth, accepting differences, love.

 Yes! It’s in English. Try to figure it out on your own. Shakespeare was a genius with words.  Two families  Montagues (Romeo, Benvolio, Mercutio)  Capulets- (Juliet, Tybalt, Paris,)  Takes place in Verona, Italy, late 1500’s.  Theme topics: love, rivalry, accepting differences, loyalty.

 Two groups  Jets (Tony, Riff) (Polish-American, Italian- American, Anglo-American)  Sharks (Bernardo, Chino, Maria) (Puerto Rican)  Race war, turf war, patriot war.  Musical  Peter Van Daan (WHAT?!)  Takes place in New York in the mid-late 50’s.  Theme topics: Love, accepting differences, loyalty, friendship.

 Prince Escalus-David  Paris-Dakota  Montague-Zach  Capulet-Gabriel  Romeo- JR  Mercutio-Matthew  Benvolio-Gareth  Tybalt-Peyton  Juliet-Lexie  Nurse-Sydney  Lady Montague-Katie  Lady Capulet-Kloe  Friar Lawrence-Tyler  Friar John-Jayden  Balthazar-Thomas  Sampson-Morgan  Gregory-Sarah  Abraham-Kelsie  Apothecary-Olivia  Crowd-all

 Prince Escalus-Daniel  Paris-Mason  Montague-Chase  Capulet-Tyson  Romeo- Jackson  Mercutio-Jolene  Benvolio-Katelyn R.  Tybalt-Sami  Juliet-Taylor  Nurse-Kenna  Lady Montague-Quincy  Lady Capulet-Sierra  Friar Lawrence-Tarah  Friar John-Brooke  Balthazar-Riley  Sampson-Caitlyn  Gregory-Homan  Abraham-Kenna  Apothecary-Tyson  Crowd-all