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— Rachel Cairns. Photo by David Cooper TWELFTH NIGHT TWELFTH NIGHT OPENS 2013 BARD SEASON BARD ON THE BEACH SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL opens its 24th season with the emotional romantic comedy TWELFTH NIGHT. It plays Tuesdays through Sundays on the BMO Mainstage, in Bard's 742-seat custom-built Mainstage Theatre tent in Vanier Park from JUNE 12 TO SEPTEMBER 14, 2013. DENNIS GARNHUM (Artistic Director, Theatre Calgary) directs this production in his first season with Bard on the Beach. Spirits are lifted, hearts are mended, and love is sought and won at the What You Will Hotel and Spa. It's 1913 and in the pampered world of a fine European spa, everyone is falling in love with someone who is not exactly who they seem. Feste the lobby lounge singer entertains, Toby Belch and Andrew Aguecheek create mischief, and Malvolio, the annoyingly pretentious hotel manager, threatens to spoil all the fun. Can young Viola ultimately find renewal and true love on the grounds of Olivia's sumptuous hotel? Shipwrecked off the coast of Illyria with the Sea Captain (DUNCAN FRASER), Viola (RACHEL CAIRNS) is convinced her twin brother has drowned. Uncertain what to do, she disguises herself as the page Cesario, sets off for Illyria and offers her services to Duke Orsino (TODD THOMSON), only to fall in love with him. Orsino, however, is in love with the beautiful Countess Olivia (JENNIFER LINES) and sends Cesario to woo her on his behalf while he stays with his attendants, Valentine (ANDREW MCNEE) and Curio (ROBERT OLGUIN). Olivia, who is attended by Fabianna (BARBARA POLLARD), in turn becomes smitten with the lovely 'boy' after he comes to woo her with his poetic prose. Olivia's kinsman, Sir Toby Belch (BILL DOW), encourages Sir Andrew Aguecheek (RICHARD NEWMAN) to continue his suit for the Countess, as Aguecheek's wealth supports Sir Toby's carousing with Olivia's Fool, Feste (JONATHON YOUNG). When Olivia's steward, Malvolio (ALLAN ZINYK), threatens to have them all sent away, Maria (NAOMI WRIGHT), Olivia's maid, plots Malvolio's downfall using a phony love letter to him from Olivia. Meanwhile, Viola's twin brother Sebastian (DANIEL DOHENY) has been saved by a mariner named Antonio (CRAIG ERICKSON) and sets off for Illyria to see Duke Orsino. After a series of mistaken-identity mishaps, twin sister and brother finally come face to face, revealing Cesario's true identity and the numerous cases of misplaced affection. For the BMO Mainstage, set designer PAM JOHNSON has created the understated and opulent What You Will Hotel and Spa. Costume designer NANCY BRYANT will bring the elegance of the early 1910's to this seaside production. A charming piano lounge sets the mood for sound designer JEREMY SPENCER; GERALD KING's lighting design emphasizes the fluid elements of the set while fight director NICHOLAS HARRISON oversees the comedic fight elements. Stage Manager STEPHEN COURTENAY is assisted by KELLY BARKER (Assistant Stage Manager) and TESSA GUNN (Apprentice Stage Manager). Performance details for Twelfth Night are as follows:
Play ticket prices include all fees & taxes and are $43 (evenings) and $25 TO $30 (previews, matinees and long weekend evenings) with a $25 Youth Rate (6-25 years, all performances). Early bird pricing offers a $40 regular adult ticket to May 31. Prices for special events, groups and multi-play ticket package discounts can be found on the Bard website. Early booking is recommended for best seat selection (all seats are reserved). The performance schedule and information can be found on the Bard website at www.bardonthebeach.org. For more information and tickets, call 604-739-0559 or (toll free) 1-877-739-0559 or order online through the Bard website.
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