Romeo and the Two Juliets

Casting:
Romeo: Sasuga Chisa
Juliet (White): Niizuma Yae
Juliet (Red): Lilja Kurtbay
Mercutio: Ramona Wolf
Tybalt: Senju Koyomi
Father Lawrence: Kathrina Griebel

Act I.
Romeo and Juliet secretly exchanged letters and developed a love, while caught in between their rival families. Romeo went to the Capulet house where Juliet lives, bypassing difficulties, in order to meet her, but there, two Juliets were waiting for him…...

"Romeo, this is the first time we've met face to face, isn’t it. I am Juliet."

"I wanted to meet you, Romeo…...I am also Juliet."

There are two girls in the Capulet family who call themselves Juliet. One is a pretty girl wearing white roses. The other is a bewitching woman wearing red roses. Although they are sisters with different appearances and personalities, they are both raised as “Juliet”, the only daughter of the Capulet family……

“Who on earth is my destined partner…...!?”

Despite Romeo's embarrassment, the two Juliets fell in love with him. Truly a flower in each hand. A cute Juliet and a glamorous Juliet. In addition to the forbidden love between rival families, more trouble befell Romeo. Will he be able to pursue true love?

Act II.

“Which Juliet, white or red, wrote me the letters?”

“We both wrote them.”

“We took turns thinking about the content♪”

Even if he tries to determine which one captured his heart, they say that they both wrote the letters that made Romeo fall in love. When he reread them, he realized that although the contents differ depending on the sender, they are all memories that are so important to Romeo that he cannot tell them apart.

“Then let's go on dates to decide who I’ll marry!”

Romeo decided to go on dates with the Juliets and took them out of the house, alternately, bypassing the Capulet family's surveillance. The modest and gentle white Juliet soothed Romeo, while the free-spirited and mysterious red Juliet made Romeo's heart pound. Both were very different from each other, and Romeo is even more troubled by the knowledge of their respective charms.

Romeo's best friend, Mercutio, couldn't bear to see Romeo's worries about love, so he offered him a distraction. He invited Romeo to a square where an event was being held, but to his dismay, Tybalt, the Juliet's cousin, was there.

“Romeo of the Montagues, fight me!”

Tybalt, who viewed the Montagues as enemies, challenged Romeo to a duel, but Romeo refused so as not to cause the Juliets grief. However, Tybalt became angry and slashed Mercutio, which enraged Romeo. Tybalt was seriously injured-!?

Act III.

Tybalt was Lady Capulet's precious nephew. Romeo was blamed by the country's Grand Duke for injuring him and was sentenced to exile. Unable to tell the two Juliets of his love for them and unable to pledge his future to them, Romeo wandered in strange lands abroad, his love for them growing.

At the same time, the Juliets received news that Romeo had been banished. As if to drive away the Juliet's grief, a proposal was made to marry them off to a family with close ties to the Capulets.

“I hate this, the only person I love is Romeo!”

“Me too. I would rather die than marry another man.”

The two Juliets fled to the church to escape their parents' attempts to force them into a marriage and were sheltered by Father Lawrence. The Capulets were not persuaded, and the Juliets were willing to die if they were taken back, so Father Lawrence gave them a special potion that would put them in a state of suspended animation for a few days. The Juliets, who were prepared to risk their lives to keep their love for Romeo alive, drank the potion in one go and succeed in deceiving the Capulets.

The parents deeply regretted what they had done, and a funeral was held for the two of them, and their bodies were placed in a coffin for a priest to retrieve later.

Then, Romeo heard of the death of his beloveds and returned to his country. Unaware that the Juliets were in suspended animation, he lifted their bodies from the coffins and burst into tears. “O, Juliets, you've become so cold…...”

Act IV

Romeo broke down in tears, saddened by the Juliet's deaths.

Romeo had two boxes with engagement rings, which he placed on each Juliet's dead fingers. In the end, he could not choose between the two Juliets, and if the Grand Duke had allowed him to return to the country, he had planned to ask both of them to marry him. Realizing that his dream will no longer come true, Romeo took out a vial from his chest pocket.

“I got this poison in the country I wandered to. I will be reunited with you…...”

Just as Romeo was about to open the lid, two hands came to stop him.

“Don't be hasty, Romeo!”

“We're alive.”

“Juliet…...!?”

The Juliets woke up from their suspended animation.

“Rest assured, we were just asleep.”

“To escape from a forced marriage proposal. …...I'm glad to see you again.”

Romeo was delighted and embraced them both. Father Lawrence, who had come to retrieve the Juliet's bodies, also appeared on the scene and smiled at the reunited trio.

Afterwards, the Capulet family and the Montague family, who had learned that the Juliets had deceived them, heard from the priest that the children of both families were in love with each other to the point of choosing death, were moved by their courage and stopped fighting.

Although still strained, Romeo and the two Juliets were the catalyst for a change in the relationship between the two families. The three cut ties with their families, left the country, and began to live together in a remote village, struggling but getting along.

The villagers looked on in wonder at the unusual relationship of two wives and one husband, but Romeo loved both Juliets equally and the three lived happily ever after, regardless of the reactions of those around them.

Aftertalk.

Niizuma Yae
O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?

Lilja Kurtbay
Deny thy father and refuse thy name, or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love…...

Sasuga Chisa
.............…

Kathrina Griebel.
Hey, why are you absentmindedly eating sweets? Why don't you respond to their lines?

Sasuga Chisa
Hm?

Niizuma Yae
Kathrina-san, it's okay. It's break time now, we're just practicing our own dialogue ourselves.

Lilja Kurtbay
That's right. We're practicing our dialogue, while Sasuga is having a snack.

Kathrina Griebel
It's too surreal to look at from the sidelines.

Sasuga Chisa
It's important to switch on and off. I'm concentrating on tasting the crispy potatos right now. Wait a minute. Om nom nom…...

Kathrina Griebel
I wish I could learn from this self-styled pace.

Niizuma Yae
Sasuga-san loves to eat, doesn't she?

Sasuga Chisa
Yes, I do. Good food is the energy for a good performance. Kathrina and Niizuma, eat well and grow up.

Kathrina Griebel
Is that a line you say to older people?

Lilja Kurtbay
I, too, am looking forward to seeing Yae and Kathrina grow. I'm looking forward to the day when I can see these two be even more beautiful.

Niizuma Yae
I really want to grow up as soon as possible…...