Green Thursday queer theater takes an unconventional approach to Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'

Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" may be the greatest love story ever told, but it's never been told like this.

Green Thursday Theater Project, a local queer theater collective founded in December, offers a queer perspective of the classic romance with its production of Joe Calarco's "Shakespeare's R & J," opening Saturday.

The play centers around four boys who, after the their school bans the classic Shakespeare work, act out portions of the famous love story. Each boy plays several roles within the play, including the star-crossed lovers. The boys have to confront the moment where Romeo and Juliet kiss.

"I think it's interesting in the way that it takes these four students on a journey and they explore their sexuality," said theater arts freshman William Cabrera, who plays Romeo as well as other characters.