Modern Day Romeo And Juliet Balcony Scene?

Question

In school, I have to make a modern day Romeo and Juliet Scene. I'm not sure how I want to make it. Some people made it modern by using pictures of celebritys to be Romeo and Juliet. Someone also made the scene at a restaraunt. I want it to be something no one would think of or something funny.

Any Ideas?

Answer 1

You could make it more like a war scene with Romeo and Juliet each side of a barb wire fence. Maybe portraying one as an illegal immigrant, or someone on the other side of the war.

Answer 2

I'm with Theatre Doc re the assignment, and he's right about West Side Story. Todd Rundgren has a Romeo&Juliet song called "Range War"---sort of a western, where the lovers are members of rival families embued in a blood feud over the diversion by one of water running through both properties to the detriment of the other families cattle. You might be able to have a little fun with that. A lot of musical artists have done their own take on the R&J theme, maybe you can think of another.

Answer 3

dumb idea for an assignment, West Side Story already did that. However I had a great idea. Reverse their positions, make Romeo on the balcony sighing over Juliet, and have Juliet down below aggressively wooing him. (I still don't like the assignment)

Answer 4

Theres a 1996 modern film adaptation of romeo and Juliet(starring Leonardo Dicaprio ;) ) so I suggest you search this scene of the film on youtube and see what comes up :)

Answer 5

what if you had juliet on the balcony with romeo down below with a boombox playing some kind of 80's power balled love song

Answer 6

Do one where Romeo is Israeli and Juliet is Palestinian and have them on opposite sides of the wall.