The Vermont Theatre Company and Retreat Farm announce their collaborative production of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Disguises, love triangles, and mischief make this one of Shakespeare’s greatest comedies. Performances will be held Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from June 30 – July 9, 2023 at Retreat Farm in Brattleboro. All performances begin at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10 for general admission and FREE for kids 12 and under. This is an outdoor event. Picnics, chairs, and blankets are welcome. For more information visit vermonttheatrecompany.org.
The cast features Aubrey Clowndinst as Viola, Mariah Palmer as Countess Olivia, Isaiah LaPierre as Duke Orsino, and Phoebe Okoomian as Feste the Clown. The cast also includes Amanda Bamforth, Cameron Cobane, Geof Dolman, Ruben Ray Garza, Eden Gorst, Olivia McNeely, Leo Mousseau, Avellana Ross, and Elliot Vigue. Michelle Page is directing this production and Cameron Cobane is the fight choreographer.
Twelfth Night tells the tale of Viola, who has been tragically separated from her twin brother, Sebastian, during a shipwreck. Viola disguises herself as a boy and works for Duke Orsino, with whom she falls in love. Orsino is in love with the Countess Olivia, and sends Viola to court her for him, but Olivia falls for Viola instead. Sebastian arrives, causing a flood of mistaken identity. In short, Viola thinks her brother is dead. He thinks that she is dead. Everyone thinks that she is her brother. Everyone thinks that her brother is her. Shenanigans ensue.
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