Has A Company of Fools rediscovered its mojo? After a series of hits and misses, including last summer’s unfocused Twelfth Night, and an apparent struggle over just how much of their beloved foolery they want to inject into their shows, the Fools have bounced back to form with a Romeo & Juliet that’s adventurous, carnival-like and ultimately serious.

Exuberance defines the show. That’s in keeping with the storyline about young, upstart love. But it also reflects this production’s timely championing of those who, fed up with oppression, challenge power, tradition and entitlement.

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