You Were Romeo

Elizabeth Olsen chatted with Broadway.com about her recent venture to the stage in this new interview. The interview focuses on Elizabeth’s choice to join the stage cast of Romeo and Juliet, what her older sisters, Mary-Kate and Ashley, have taught her, and more.

On joining Romeo and Juliet: “It’s really, really exciting and terrifying [laughs]. For a couple of years, [CSC Artistic Director] Brian Kulick and I have been trying to figure out what to do together. Last March, he proposed a reading of Romeo & Juliet, and I wasn’t that interested until I started to do the work.

I feel like I saw Romeo & Juliet for the first time. I always thought of it as the most typical Shakespeare play; every human being on earth, if they know literature, knows Romeo & Juliet. But I realized there’s a reason why, because it’s one of the most beautiful plays every written.”

On what her sisters have taught her: “I just admire them so much. They work so much harder than I do. I get breaks in between these different jobs, and they have like a hundred jobs and never stop. They’ve really allowed their work to reflect their life and their life to reflect their work.

They’re so disciplined and good at what they do, and they don’t listen to any other noise besides trying to be better than their best. I’ve been trying to make choices that will better my job and my life and help me get what I want out of it. I’m always trying to make a shift from what people anticipate.”

To read the full article click here. If you get the chance make sure to see Elizabeth as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. It is currently playing at the Classic Stage Theater in New York City!