For the Civic’s new main-stage production of Romeo and Juliet, director Josh Baig is going back to 16th-century Verona

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Heather Stephens and Abe McKinney play the star-crossed lovers.

Josh Baig was a student at Spokane Falls Community College when he first met Bill Marlowe, a longtime SFCC instructor who also headed the college’s drama department until his retirement in 2016.

Looking back, Baig recalls it as a pivotal time. Not only did Marlowe end up stoking his love of theater, he also cultivated in Baig a deeper appreciation of Shakespeare. Those two interests would shape Baig’s further education and career path along with his very intentional involvement in plays like

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