Photo Flash: First Look At Mountain Art Theatre's TWELFTH NIGHT

Mountain Art Theatre and The Feichter Studio present William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night directed by Dwight Chiles. February 9-18 at The Fangmeyer Theatre at the Haywood Regional Arts Theatre (HART) in Waynesville, NC. Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm. Sunday matinees at 2pm.

Chile's unique vision brings a complete reverse-gender casting to Shakespeare's last and arguably best comedy. This creates the opportunity for eight of WNC's finest female actors to take on as many of Shakespeare's most comedic and romantic male characters. As well, three male actors have the privilege and challenge of portraying three of Shakespeare's most intriguing female characters.

All of this results in a startlingly fresh interpretation of Shakespeare's hilariously fevered, and manic love story. Twelfth Night, a play already centrally themed around gender roles and expectations, gender-bending, and identity is a must-see, highly anticipated follow up to Mountain Art Theatre's last production at HART, the critically acclaimed and audience favorite, Romeo and Juliet.

STARRING Christine Caldemeyer (Duke Orsino), Anna Denson (Antonio, Captain) Laura Gregory (Sebastien), Jane Hallstrom (Feste), Allen Law (Olivia), Samantha LeBrocq (Malvolio), Erin McCarson (Sir Toby Belch), Martine Rose (Valentine), Jane Hallstrom (Feste), Josephine Thomas (Sir Andrew Aguecheek), Henry Williamson III (Viola), David Anthony Yeates (Maria).

Creative Team: Abby Auman (Lights), Christine Caldemeyer (Costumes), Dwight Chiles (Direction, Sets, Sound), Kristi Deville (Choreography), Ben Mackel (Original Music), Elissa Peragine (Stage Management), Rachel McCrain (Assistant Stage Manager).

For tickets please call HART's box office at 828-456-6322 or visit https://www.harttheatre.org/ .

Mountain Art Theatre, founded in 2014 by co-producing artistic directors Dwight Chiles and Henry Williamson III, has singularly focused on reinvigorating the Classics for new audiences. We collaborate with a core group of actors and designers committed to developing their art and craft through active, lifelong learning. Above all, we value the intuition, imagination, and vital interdependence between the theatre artist, the story, and the audience. To learn more about Mountain Art Theatre please visit us at https://www.facebook.com/mountainarttheatre/

Photo Credit: John Highsmith of Lightsmith Photography

Ensemble

Ensemble

Henry Williamson III

Samantha LeBrocq and Allen Law

David Anthony Yeates, Josephine Thomas, and Erin McCarson

Christine Caldemeyer

Laura Gregory and Allen Law

Jane Hallstrom, David Anthony Yeates, Samantha LeBrocq, and Erin McCarson