An actor from the Iraqi Theatre Company performs a scene from "Romeo and Juliet in Baghdad" during rehearsals in preparation for the World Shakespeare Festival. Romeo is Shiite, Juliet Sunni, and they... more 

An actor from the Iraqi Theatre Company performs a scene from "Romeo and Juliet in Baghdad" during rehearsals in preparation for the World Shakespeare Festival. Romeo is Shiite, Juliet Sunni, and they must contend not only with warring families but a country torn by conflict and sectarian strife: this is the story of the play less