To Whom It May Inspire,

This film/book, which is a contemporary multi-media adaptation of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" (set in Providence, RI), was inspired by the micro-cultural renaissance occurring in Providence at this time. Thus, I turned the "Renaissance City" (i.e. Providence) into a kind of Gotham City, a cartoon-esque environment/stage for the real Providence (as in God) Renaissance to be born.

This feature length film has a running time of approx. 2 hrs. 35 mins., and the book has 54 chapters in all, which correlate directly with the scenes in the film. The film and the book can be viewed simultaneously or individually. The film is an experimental/author's reading of the book (with a soundtrack), so it's not exactly like a typical feature film. Basically, the idea is that the viewer can read along with the text and see the various illustrated characters and scenes, while the film provides a soundtrack, visual information/imagery, and a storyteller-style reading of the text with the use of different voices for each of the characters.

Here's an overview of the various story elements:

The original "Romeo and Juliet" characters' names are changed to establish their socio-political or religious significances. The storyline incorporates a fusion of various genres including melodrama, farce, political satire, parody, tragedy, romantic comedy, etc. and the underlying thrust of the film is embodied in the documentary narrative that runs throughout the story (essentially a 'history of evil', tracing the influence of Satan, origins and evolution of freemasonry and the new world order, etc.).

Romeo (like Alpha Romeo) Monticello (like the instrument) is the hero/protagonist in the film who inspires the "Providence Renaissance" in an effort to save Alfredo Cappuccinno's diner (i.e. the Heart of America) and to make a last stand against the forces of evil in the world, embodied by characters such as his father, Rockefeller Monticello, Mr. Old Money Newport/Elitist/International Banker/Oil Man. Don Malevolio, the local Godfather of Federal Hill (the Italian District in Providence), the Skulls, local gang members, and Mayor Chianti all comprise the dark side of the Renaissance City. Romeo Monticello, Alfredo Cappuccinno, Bishop Amore (as in chess), the Romantics (artists and musicians), Teodoro and Julietta Cappuccinno, and Governor Moses all comprise the brighter, more colorful aspects of the Renaissance City.

The lines are drawn. Will Alfredo Cappuccinno's diner be saved? Will Rockefeller Monticello's "largest skyscraper in the world" take its place forever? Will the "Providence Renaissance" be born? Don't miss this spine tingling journey through history and the collective unconscious, an atomic paradigm of the mind.

Hope you enjoy it, and please excuse my eccentricities. In an effort to generate an air of mass appeal and accessibility, providing a vehicle to communicate to as many people as possible, I utilized a variety of plot twists, parallel storylines, and juxtapositions of scenes to communicate this volatile information as effectively as possible. I believe this work offers a powerful counterpoint to the "forces of evil" that are at work in the world, and it is designed to guide people through "the valley of the shadow of death", presently and most specifically at the onset of a nuclear world war 3 scenario.

Take care and God Bless and I hope you enjoy this multi-dimensional, multi-media odyssey. One last thing- the entire premise of this project is the belief that Jesus Christ, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, will return someday and destroy the forces of evil once and for all!!!! Amen.