Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT Opens At USM's Gorham Campus

The Department of Theatre at the University of Southern Maine will continue its year-long exploration of the theme of 'identity' with "Twelfth Night (or What You Will)," by William Shakespeare.

Performances will run from November 10 through November 19 on the Main Stage at Russell Hall on the Gorham campus.
Tickets: $8 students; $12 seniors, faculty, staff, alumni; $16 general publicVisit usm.maine.edu/theatre or call the USM Theatre Box Office at (207) 780-5151, TTY (207) 780-5646.

Directed by USM Theatre faculty Sara Valentine, and featuring two graduating USM Theatre majors, Emily Grotz of Freeport and Molana Oei of Lubec, who will share the roles of Viola and Sebastian, and will perform the roles in rotation, alternating between the two parts.

"'Twelfth Night' has inspired me because it has fantastic role models," Oei said. "Women in the play are bold, collected and courageous. The men are sentimental, dreamy and forthright. It feels extremely contemporary and relevant to our times, and shows that people do not have to remain inside boxes created by societal expectations. If there is not a niche in place for you, you just have to carve one out for yourself!"

Opening night-Friday, November 10 at 7:30pm. Evenings: November 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 at 7:30pmMatinees: November 12 & 15 at 5:00pm and November 19 at 2:00pmView the full performance schedule here. All performances will take place on the Main Stage at Russell Hall, 37 College Ave., Gorham, ME