Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

  • February 19 - October 30, 2016
  • Angus Bowmer Theatre
  • By William Shakespeare | Directed by Christopher Liam Moore
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Run Time: Approximately 2 hours, 50 minutes, including one intermission.

Love makes fools of us all

Illyria is a topsy-turvy place full of romantics and eccentrics. At least that’s how it seems to Viola, who’s been cast adrift in this merry world. Out of necessity, she disguises herself as a boy but quickly becomes an object of desire to the woman her employer sent her to woo. Time eventually sorts it all out, but not before Viola and everyone around her are bewitched, bothered and bewildered as they traverse the often contradictory landscapes of their hearts. This sumptuous production sets Shakespeare’s wise, lovely comedy in a shimmering, tune-filled 1930s Hollywood.

This production of Twelfth Night is part of Shakespeare in American Communities, a national program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.

“A spectacularly funny romp!”
— Eugene Art Talk


“...as close to perfection as anything this critic has seen in a long while.”
— Ashland Daily Tidings





Twelfth Night -
Noche de Reyes


El amor nos hace tonto a todos


Iliria es un lugar desordenado lleno de románticos y excéntricos. Por lo menos así le parece a Viola, que llega naufragada a este mundo alborozado. Por necesidad, se disfraza de muchacho pero pronto se encuentra objeto del deseo de la mujer que su jefe la mandó a cortejar para él. Con el tiempo todo se resuelve pero primero Viola y todos a su alrededor se encuentran embrujados, fastidiados y desconcertados en el viaje por los paisajes muchas veces contradictorios del corazón. Esta espléndida producción sitúa a esta sabia y bella comedia de Shakespeare en un reluciente, melodioso Hollywood de los 1930.

Esta producción de Noche de Reyes es parte de Shakespeare en las Comunidades Americanas, un programa nacional del National Endowment for the Arts en asociación con Arts Midwest.

Para información en español, por favor llame a 541-482-2111 ext. 242.

Creative Team

Director
Christopher Liam Moore
Scenic Designer
Costume Designer
Susan Tsu
Lighting Designer
Robert Wierzel
Composer & Sound Designer
David Reiffel
Video Designer
Shawn Duan
Choreographer
Jaclyn Miller
Dramaturg
Voice & Text Director
Rebecca Clark Carey
Fight Director
Christopher DuVal*
Production Stage Manager
Mandy Younger*

Cast

Viola/Sebastian
Sara Bruner*
Olivia
Gina Daniels*
Maria
Kate Mulligan*
Toby Belch
Daniel T. Parker*
Andrew Aguecheek
Danforth Comins*
Malvolio
Ted Deasy*
Feste
Rodney Gardiner*
Orsino
Elijah Alexander*
Antonio
Barret O'Brien*
Valentine/Ensemble
Jonathan Luke Stevens*
Curio/Ensemble
Sean Jones*
Valeria/Ensemble
Sarah J. Brizek
Catherine/Ensemble
Briawna Jackson**
Sea Captain/Priest
Richard Elmore*
Sea Captain/Priest (selected performances, May–June)
Armando McClain*
Fabian
Ron Ochs
* Member of Actors' Equity Association (AEA)
**AEA Professional Theatre Intern
  • Gina Roberts and Sara Bruner

    Trailer

    Set in 1930s Hollywood, this production is not to be missed!

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    Stage Notes

    Alison Carey, dramaturg on Twelfth Night, shares insights about the show. Excerpted from the 2016 Informed Volunteer Program, held at SOU in February.

  • Christopher Liam Moore

    Director Interview

    Christopher Liam Moore talks about his love for Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and this season's 1930s Hollywood setting.

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    Snapshot: Building a Magical Illyria

    Christopher Acebo, scenic designer for Twelfth Night, takes viewers on a tour of the beautiful and magical Illyria Studios.

  • image of Twelfth Night costume renderings

    Snapshot: Creating Extraordinary Costumes

    Costume Designer Susan Tsu talks about the concept behind this season's show and the amazing artisans who build these fabulous creations.

  • image of floor

    Snapshot: From Paint Elevation to Lustrous Floor

    Scenic Charge Artist Mikah Berky shows how the paint shop created the stunning floor for TWELFTH NIGHT.

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    Snapshot: Building a Lazy Susan Lift

    Automation Fabricator Tim Hannon describes how they built a motorized lazy Susan on a lift that is used for THE RIVER BRIDE and TWELFTH NIGHT.

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    Greatness aplenty on display

    "...this spectacular show, which is — dare we say it — as close to perfection as anything this critic has seen in a long while."

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    OSF's 'Twelfth Night' does Tinseltown proud

    In this era of director-driven Shakespeare, high-concept productions are sometimes tripped up by their own conceits. Not here. As love triumphs, even tinged with resignation, this dream factory makes lucid Shakespeare’s premise that to present a disguised self to the world is to complicate the journey to authenticity.

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    Shakespeare Goes to Hollywood

    Set in the glamorous Tinseltown of the 1930s, this is an inventive and creative “Twelfth Night,” with an outstanding cast that seems to be having a grand old time.