HELLA IAMBIC


a mobile game experience that allows you to go deeper into Shakespeare’s most iconic work: Romeo & Juliet

This one-of-a-kind game experience, accessed through your smartphone during the production of Romeo & Juliet, explores the space between live theatre and immersive play, and blurs the line between classical literature and hip-hop. The experience takes director Nataki Garrett’s artistic vision of a West Coast–influenced Romeo and Juliet, and transports players—YOU!—to the streets of Verona.

During key moments of the play, you’ll be invited to become a citizen of Verona, join the characters’ group chats, rewrite some of the most famous lines of the play, and pen your own sonnet at intermission.

The app was created by Glow Up Games, an award-winning game studio centering innovative storytelling about black and brown joy, in partnership with OSF.

Co-Founded and CEO by Dr. Mitu Khandaker
Co-Founded and CXO by Latoya Peterson
CRO (Chief Rap Officer) by SAMMUS (Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo)
Lead Gameplay Programmed by Owen Bell
Senior Gameplay Programmerd by Chris Williams
Production Management by Joshua Horvath
Produced by Liz Lanier