The Drama Department at St. Johns County Center for the Arts will stage Twelfth Night at 7 p.m. Feb. 9-11 at St. Augustine High School, 3205 Varella Ave., St. Augustine. Tickets are $5 for students, and $10 for general admission, available at the door prior to each performance.
Influenced by many of the traditional themes of Twelfth Night’s end of Christmas celebrations, Shakespeare’s comedy hinges on mistaken identity and role reversal.
In Illyria, Duke Orsino is sick with love with Lady Olivia, who is in mourning for her recently deceased father and brother. To honour their memory, she has sworn to live like a nun for seven years and refuses to receive any messages from Orsino.
SHIPWRECK AND DISGUISE
On the coast of Illyria, Viola and a ship’s captain are washed ashore following a shipwreck in which Viola believes her twin brother, Sebastian, has died. For protection, she disguises herself as a young man (called Cesario) and gains employment in Orsino’s household, where (s)he quickly becomes a favourite.
In Olivia’s household, her peace is constantly disturbed by her drunken uncle, Sir Toby Belch and his friend, Sir Andrew Aguecheek, whom Toby has invited to stay in the hope that he can win Olivia’s hand in marriage – and her fortune.
TWELFTH NIGHT CAST
- Viola- Emma Cash
- Olivia –Susi Matza
- Orsino- Noah Budkoski
- Sebastian- Brent Davis
- Malvolio- Cameron Sparks
- Sir Toby- Vincent Ward
- Sir Andrew- Ryan Jones
- Maria- Raquel Martin
- Fabian- Lais Guimaraes
- Fool- Graciela Fernandez
- Feste- Liz Steward
- Antonio- Eric Brady
- Curio- Salman Swar
- Valentine- Tony Freveletti
- Captain- Gabe Wentworth
- Priest- Kobe RosenbergENSEMBLE
- Kendall Evans
- Sam Morden
- Izabella Unice
- Will Gooden
- Kai McCombs
- Emily Wilson
- Max Olander
- Zach Branvold
- Mia Andrews
- Kyler Unsworth
- Caden Walters
- Khloe Berg
- Annie Doughty
- Cheyenne Keating
- Mattea Horn
- Julia Wood
- Savanna Viva
- Braedyn Jeppesen
- Ella Romaine
- Colleen Reed
- Rebekah Herskovitz
- Gwen Gitto
- Holly Carroll
- Natalie Cooper
