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A modern twist for Romeo and Juliet

Eleven young actors with Place des Arts’ Summer Teen Theatre Troupe will perform in Coquitlam Town Centre Park this month for nine showings of Romeo and Juliet.
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Eleven young actors with Place des Arts’ Summer Teen Theatre Troupe will perform in Coquitlam Town Centre Park this month for nine showings of Romeo and Juliet.

The company, under the direction of Melissa Oei, adapted the Shakespearean tragedy to include modern twists for the teenage romance.

The actors — Devon Chung, Kate Cousins, Samantha Kerr, Julia MacLean, Javid Nouripour, Elizabeth Punshon, Parsa Samani, Margi Stoner, Cassandra Tedesco, Shayla Tedesco and Emily Trepanier — will be at the TD Community Plaza on:

• July 24 at 7 p.m. 

• July 25 at 1 and 7 p.m.

• July 26 at 1 and 7 p.m.

• July 27 at 1 and 7 p.m.

• July 28 at 7 p.m.

• and July 29 at 1 p.m.