Pigs Eye Theatre - Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night By William Shakespeare	Directed by Matt Sciple
January 17 - February 1, 2003 at Cedar Riverside People's Center	featuring: Sean Byrd Kate Eifrig Craig Johnson Sam L. Landman Joe Papke Carolyn Pool Edwin Strout John Trones Karen Wiese-Thompson Andrea Wollenberg
Named after the 12-day cycle of celebration enjoyed by medieval revelers each December, the play begins in tragedy, with the aftermath of a storm and a shipwreck. The twins, Viola and Sebastian, each thinking the other dead, wander the coastal setting of Illyria, setting off a series of attractions and distractions in the people they encounter, like fireworks lighting the night sky. Scenes of strange romance, the Duke Orsino attempting to woo the noblewoman Olivia, give way to happier coupling's -- and throughout, Shakespeare's comic court, Sir Andrew and Sir Toby, assisted by Maria and Feste, wickedly tease Malvolio. Twelfth Night begins in tragedy, but ends in celebration in with a miracle; the twins are restored to each other, and their happiness is doubled in union with the objects of their love.
Reviews: 'Twelfth Night' is amusing, hesitant Carolyn Petrie, Special To St. Paul Pioneer Press - 01/21/2003 ...nicely designed by scenic artist Robyn McIntyre and costumer Tina Frederickson. The countess Olivia, whom Andrea Wollenberg brings to life in a vivid, wonderfully well-rounded performance, is never without her cell phone and her dark shades. Wollenberg is a standout...[More] 'Twelfth Night' is a romp made for actors Graydon Royce, Minneapolis Star Tribune - 01/20/2003 Edwin Strout's Sir Andrew...is so thoroughly envisioned that his vocal delivery seems to begin deep inside the actor's brain, forming just the right inflections, tone and mood. As Malvolio, Craig Johnson prances about unself-consciously in a style that allows him to retain a patina of humorlessness even as he appears funny. He gets people to laugh at him, not with him. Kate Eifrig's Maria and Karen Wiese-Thompson's Sir Toby shimmer with menace...[More]
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