"Twelfth Night" Staib Park

The Hudson Shakespeare Company returns with its 23rd season of touring
Shakespeare with the romantic comedy with a twin mistaken identity,
"Twelfth Night"



The company will be presenting its remaining shows in a modern setting
with a hipster vibe. For the company's complete schedule see hudsonshakespeare.homestead.com
or call 973 449 7443



Story of Twelfth Night

A shipwrecked girl named Viola (Noelle Fair) finds herself separated
from her twin brother Sebastian (James Ross) and lost in the offbeat
land of Ilyria. She decides to disguse herself as a man to protect her
virtue and seeks refuge in the house of the local Duke Orsino (Nick
Bombicino). Orisno pines for a lost love of the lady Olivia (Emily
DeSena), who wants nothing to do with him, and Viola falls in love with
the hopeless romantic. Meanwhile, Olivia falls in love with the
disguised Viola.



How can Viola let Olivia down with blowing her cover? Will she tell
Orsino her true feelings? Will she be reunited with her brother?



Meanwhile Olivia's constantly drunk uncle Toby Belch (Bradley Sumner)
mooches off of his niece with his posse of other drunk slackers and
dupes Olivia's butler, Malvolio (Jorge I. Sánchez) into thinking she
loves him.



Written in 1602, the comic story of a shipwrecked girl who dresses like a
guy to find her brother and unexpected love is one of Shakespeare's
wackiest comedies and whose title hints at the British Christmas
tradition of Boxing Day, where the rules of society are turned upside
down as the bosses become employees and employees the bosses.



This production is transported to the modern day Hipster New York with
iconoclastic fashions, modern live songs and over the top audience
participation. Patrons should bring lawn chairs or blankets as seating
is limited. Admission is free.