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Romeo & Zooliet

Shakespeare in the Zoo

Written by Jennifer Joan Thompson
Directed by Tom Ridgely
Jul 8 — Aug 17, 2025
Saint Louis Zoo
Have you ever wondered what happens when the Zoo closes and the keepers go home for the night?

Well … what if the animals put on their very own Shakespearean performance?!

“Romeo & Zooliet” is a family-friendly stage adaptation produced exclusively for the Saint Louis Zoo, in partnership with the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival. The production features dazzling animal puppetry by world-renowned Michael Curry Design, known for its work on Broadway’s “The Lion King” and “Frozen” along with Olympic and Super Bowl ceremonies. It is adapted from the award-winning graphic novel The Stratford Zoo Midnight Revue Presents Romeo and Juliet by Ian Lendler.

How the Story Unfolds
“Romeo and Zooliet” tells the story of animals inside the Saint Louis Zoo mounting their own production of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” In this animal-centered version, the Montagues are herbivores and the Capulets are carnivores. Can Romeo, a prairie dog, and Juliet, a grizzly bear, cross the biological divide and become best friends?

 

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Underwritten by

Mary Strauss 

Gertrude and William A. Bernoudy Foundation

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Shakespeare in the Zoo

1 Government Dr, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA

On Historic Hill at the Saint Louis Zoo.

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