Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night; Or, What You Will.
By William Shakespeare
Directed by John MacKenzie
Twelfth Night is about illusion, deception, disguises, madness and the extraordinary things that love
will cause us to do—and to see. Most critics consider it one of William Shakespeare’s greatest comedies, along with plays such as As You Like It, Much Ado About Nothing, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
20 – 29 March, 2003
To describe the plot in the most basic of terms it would be something like the following: Orsino loves Olivia. Olivia loves Orsino’s messenger, Cesario. Cesario is really Viola and SHE has the hots for Orsino. Malvolio is tricked into thinking Olivia loves him and so he falls madly in love with her, acts totally insane and ends up in prison. Maria loves Feste and Toby loves Maria, only he doesn’t really know that yet. In the end, Toby marries Maria, Orsino marries Viola and Olivia marries Sebastian (Viola’s twin brother) who Olivia mistakes for Cesario. Add to this: sword fights, hysterical comedy and music and you have Twelfth Night!
The production will feature the acting talents of Michelle Aguillon, Shannon Allen, Ann Carpenter, Michael Corbett, Christine Hamel, Eric Houghton, Laura Kozuh, Kate Mahoney, Jason Myatt, Geoffrey Pingree, Richard Rininsland, Gordon Ellis, Jason Katz and Russ Fletcher.
For ticket reservations…please call (781) 893-9171, or forward a check to: Hovey Players, PO Box 540101,
Waltham MA 02254-0101. You may also order tickets online at www.hoveyplayers.com. Tickets are $13.00 for
adults, $11.00 for seniors and children under 12.
Reviews: Theater Mirror, Theater Mirror, MetroWest Daily News