Twelfth Night at SUNY New Paltz Parker Theatre

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare is a fast-paced romantic comedy with several interwoven plots of romance, mistaken identities, practical jokes and music. Separated from her twin brother Sebastian in a shipwreck, Viola disguises herself as a boy, calls herself Cesario, and becomes a servant to the Duke Orsino. He sends her to woo the Countess Olivia on his behalf, but the Countess falls in love with Cesario. Meanwhile Olivia’s uncle, Sir Toby Belch, gets drunk with his friend Sir Andrew Aguecheek and they play a trick on Malvolio, Olivia’s steward. Sebastian eventually appears, causing even more confusion, chaos, and comedy.