Cincinnati Shakespeare Company presents this popular Shakespeare comedy, set in a lavish and traditional Elizabethan style, to kick off the holiday season!
Brent Vimtrup as Orsino, Maggie Lou Rader as Viola & Corinne Mohlenhoff as Olivia. Photo by Jeanna Vella.
CINCINNATI, November 1, 2013 — Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Cincinnati’s stage for the classics, continues their 20th Anniversary Season with William Shakespeare’s comedy TWELFTH NIGHT, playing November 22- December 15, 2013. This production is directed by CSC Artistic Associate, Sara Clark and features CSC Resident Ensemble members Brent Vimtrup, Corinne Mohlenhoff and Maggie Lou Rader. The production is generously sponsored by Rippe & Kingston and the production design is sponsored by Matson Money and Towne Properties.
In the wake of a shipwreck, Lady Viola (Maggie Lou Rader) washes up on the shores of Ilyria, penniless and alone. Disguising herself as a boy, she procures employment delivering love letters from the amorous Duke Orsino (Brent Vimtrup) to the object of his infatuation, the aloof Lady Olivia (Corinne Mohlenhoff). Things get sticky when Viola herself falls for the lovesick Duke, then stickier still when Lady Olivia falls for the disguised Viola. Add into the mix a drunken uncle, a prudish steward and a wise-cracking fool, and you’ve got a knot only time can untangle. Audiences will enjoy a traditional Elizabethan staging of this classic Shakespearean gender-bender, TWELFTH NIGHT.
TWELFTH NIGHT will be directed by CSC Artistic Associate Sara Clark who directed last season’s smash hit “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Sara says that “TWELFTH NIGHT is a lay of interweaving rhythms, moods, and tones; a showcase of high verbal wit, low drunken antics, and everything in between—sitcom scenarios shot through with moments of true poignancy, elements of high farce contrasted with dark humor and a little tinge of melancholy. It’s one of the best ensemble pieces in the canon, making it a great fit for this company of performers.” She continues saying that “we’ve chosen to set the production as close to its original premiere as possible: during the Twelfth Night festivities at the Inns of Court around 1602. I look forward to embracing both the youth, vigor, and daring of the Elizabethan Age as well as the atmosphere of carnivalesque revelry characteristic of the Twelfth Night festival season in which rational hierarchy is turned topsy-turvy and nothing is quite what it seems.”
Performances of TWELFTH NIGHT are scheduled from November 22- December 15, 2013 on Thursday, Friday & Saturday evenings at 7:30pm and Sundays at 2pm. Preview performances are on Wednesday Nov. 20 and Thursday Nov. 21 at 7:30pm and tickets are $20. No performance on Sunday Nov. 24 or Thursday Nov. 28. The theater is located at 719 Race Street, downtown Cincinnati, two blocks west of the Aronoff Center. Single ticket prices range from $22-$31 on Thursdays and Sundays and from $26-$35 on Fridays and Saturdays. If available, $14 student rush tickets may be purchased 30 minutes before a show with a valid student ID. Visa, Discover, MasterCard, and American Express are accepted. Ticketing fees may apply. Discounts are available for students, seniors and groups as well as Enjoy the Arts and AAA members. To purchase tickets or for more information, call the CSC Box Office at 513.381.BARD (2273) ext. 1, or go online at www.cincyshakes.com.
Performance Schedule:
- Wednesday November 20th at 7:30 pm (Preview)
- Thursday November 21st at 7:30 pm (Preview)
- Friday November 22nd at 7:30 pm (Opening)
- Saturday November 23rd at 7:30 pm
- Friday November 29th at 7:30 pm
- Saturday November 30th at 7:30 pm
- Sunday December 1st at 2:00 pm
- Thursday December 5th at 7:30 pm
- Friday December 6th at 7:30 pm
- Saturday December 7th at 7:30 pm
- Sunday December 8th at 2:00 pm
- Thursday December 12th at 7:30 pm
- Friday December 13th at 7:30 pm
- Saturday December 14th at 7:30 pm
- Sunday December 15th at 2:00 pm (Closing)
TWELFTH NIGHT
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Sara Clark
Stage Manager: Alice Flanders*
Sound Designer: Doug Borntrager
Scenic & Lighting Designer: Andrew J. Hungerford
Costume Designer: Heidi Jo Schiemer
Cast List (in alphabetical order):
- Billy Chace* as Antonio
- Charlie Cromer as Sebastian
- Jeremy Dubin* as Feste
- Jim Hopkins* as Sir Toby
- Justin King as Fabian
- Matt Lytle as Captain/Priest
- Justin McCombs* as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
- Miranda McGee as Maria
- Caitlin McWethy as Valentine
- Corinne Mohlenhoff* as Olivia
- Maggie Lou Rader as Viola
- Paul Riopelle* as Malvolio
- Zach Schute as Curio/Officer
- Brent Vimtrup* as Orsino
*Member of AEA
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