William Shakespeare鈥檚
Twelfth Night
or
What You Will
Edited by Eric Parness
Considered one of Shakespeare鈥檚 finest plays, Twelfth Night is a raucous comedy of mistaken identity. When a shipwreck separates twins Sebastian and Viola in a foreign land, each thinks the other has died. Viola disguises herself as a boy to enter the service of Duke Orsino, who sends her to woo the lady Olivia on his behalf. Olivia rejects Orsino, but falls in love with the disguised Viola. Viola, however, loves Orsino. When Viola鈥檚 twin Sebastian is rediscovered, hijinks ensue!
The production will utilize Shakespeare鈥檚 text but set the play in a modern, upper class New England beachfront setting, highlighting the play鈥檚 themes in context of contemporary issues surrounding identity politics, cultural assimilation, and classism.
- Presented in the Ely Studio Theatre
- November 20, 21, 22, and 23 at 7:30 p.m.
- November 23 at 1:30 p.m.
Ticket information coming soon!