Twelfth Night at NKU Stauss Theatre

Shipwrecked on the shores of the strange land, Illyria, Viola believes herself alone in the world and her twin brother drowned. Disguising herself as a boy to work in the court of Illyrias Count Orsino, Viola discovers her male disguise has proven all too effective: Orsino sends her as a go-between in his persistent love-suit to the unresponsive Countess Olivia. Even as Viola solicits for Olivias love on Orsinos behalf, Viola falls in love with Orsino herself. What ensues is a cross-dressing comedy rife with pain and triumph, humor and madness, transformation and redemption. Twelfth Night or, What You Will, is one of the most structurally perfect comedies ever written and beloved by audiences.

Authors

• Anthony Cochrane
• David Amram
• David Erlanger
• Duncan Sheik
• Ellen Bower
• Galt MacDermot
• Peter Golub
• Robert Richmond
• Rupert Holmes
• Thomas Campion
• William Shakespeare

Tony Awards and Nominations for Twelfth Night