In the hallways of Verona High, another fight breaks out between the Capulet Crew and the Montague Boyz, the high school's rival cliques. It seems that Samantha, one of the cheerleaders, publicly insulted another girl on Twitter and the principal, ("Yo, call me Prince, 'cause I'm your pal") tries unsuccessfully to mediate between the students. Verona Heights is a present-day adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, exploring the role peer pressure plays in breeding an atmosphere of violence and the hierarchy of high school social groups. Interspersing Shakespeare's original prose with modern-day teenage slang, Verona Heights follows the original plot using language to which teenage audiences and actors relate. Verona Heights is a love story, a comedy, and a glimpse into the tragic possibilities of high school violence and hate.
