Twelfth Night

“If music be the food of love, play on,” commands Duke Orsino—until the tune turns too sweet, and his longing for Olivia becomes a hunt that will not end. Then Viola comes ashore in Illyria, believing her twin brother lost at sea, and asks what she can possibly do there.

In Shakespeare’s Illyria, grief keeps Countess Olivia from all company, while lovesick Orsino sends messages she will not hear. Viola chooses a bold way into the duke’s service: she asks a sea captain to disguise her as a young man and help conceal who she is. But a disguise can carry its wearer into the heart of another person’s desire—and Orsino is not the only one whose affections may be misled. Meanwhile, Olivia’s household has its own unruly music, with Sir Toby Belch and the hapless Sir Andrew turning flirtation into farce. What will Viola’s new role set in motion?

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