The twelfth night after Christmas, January 6, was a time when servants and masters would exchange clothes and take on each other’s persona. Shakespeare’s play is certainly in this tradition. And, due to an unexpected opening in the CTG’s calendar, we are pleased to be able to present Twelfth Night for a limited two weekend run, beginning just two days after twelfth night (January 8, 2010).
A shipwreck leaves Viola thinking her twin brother is dead. Disguising herself as her dead brother, she becomes an attendant to Duke Orsino, who sends Viola (now known as Caesario in her disguise as a boy), to the Lady Olivia, with whom he is in love. Things become complicated when Olivia falls in love with Viola, who she thinks is a man, and Viola falls in love with Duke Orsino, who also thinks she is a man. When her twin brother, who is not dead after all, turns up, things become even more confusing.
Performed by the “UPSTART CROWS,” a group of actors dedicated to classic theatre, the program is under the direction of Mike Davies and Tamarah Ashton-Coombs.
Performances of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night will be at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday evenings, January 8, 9, 15, 16; and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, January 10 and 17. Tickets are $7 for Juniors and Seniors and $10 for adults.
This show is not part of the Canyon Theatre Guild’s regular season. To make a reservation, call the CTG box office at 661-799-2702.