The Tufts University dramatic groups Pen, Paint and Pretzels (3Ps) and Bare Bodkin Theatre Company present Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare’s tale of two star-crossed lovers caught up in a deadly feud. This workshop production retells the narrative as a love story between two young women, exploring themes of queerness, identity, and grief through the well-known text.

A second performance will be presented at 9 p.m. on Thursday, April 11.

Admission is free and no tickets are required.

Founded in 1910, 3Ps is the oldest student organization on the Tufts campus. Each semester, 3Ps stages one major production and up to two workshop productions. In addition, 3Ps serves as the umbrella organization for many other student performing arts groups.

Bear Bodkin Theatre Company is dedicated to providing an outlet for student playwrights and directors to produce their work and other experimental works on and off campus.