Ah yes, young love. After all, the fair Juliet is only 13 years old, with Romeo being a little older. As director, Paul Barnes, mentioned, in today's day and age, such a mix-up never would have happened for the young lovers would certainly have been equipped with cell phones. Which would leave their passionate exchanges looking something more like this:

Act 1

Romeo: R u awake? Want 2 chat?

Juliet: O Rom. Where4 art thou?

Romeo: Outside yr window.

Juliet: B careful. My family h8 u.

Romeo: Tell me about it. What about u?

Juliet: 'm up for marriage f u are. Is tht a bit fwd?

Romeo: no. Yes. No. Oh, dsnt mat-r, 2moro @ 9?

Juliet: Luv U xxxx

Romeo: CU then xxxxx

Act 2

Friar: Do u?

Juliet: I do

Romeo: I do

Act 3

Juliet: Come bck 2 bed. It's the nightingale not the lark.

Romeo: OK

Juliet: !!! I ws wrong!!!. It's the lark. U gotta go. Or die.

Romeo: Damn. I shouldn't hv wasted Tybalt & gt banished.

Juliet: When CU again?

Romeo: Soon. Promise. Dry sorrow drinks our blood. Adieu.

Juliet: Miss u big time.

Act 4

Nurse: Yr mum says u have 2 marry Paris!!

Juliet: No way. Yuk yuk yuk. N-e-way, am mard 2 Rom.

Act 5

Friar: Really? O no. U wl have 2 take potion that makes u look ded.

Juliet: Gr8

Act 6

Romeo: J-why r u not returning my texts?

Romeo: RUOK? Am abroad but phone still works.

Romeo: TEXT ME!

Batty: Bad news. J dead. Sorry l8

Act 7

Romeo: J-wich u wr able 2 read this...am now poisoning & and climbing in yr grave.

LUV U Ju xxxxx

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Act 8

Juliet: R-got yr text! Am alive! Ws faking it! Whr RU? Oh ...

Friar: Vry bad situation.

Juliet: Nightmare. LUVU2. Always. Dagger. Ow!!

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