Join us to revel in the midsummer madness as twins Sebastian and Viola survive shipwreck, revenge plots, and the trick doors of love. The Public’s Associate Artistic Director and Resident Director, Tony Award nominee Saheem Ali directs this joyful romp welcoming all of New York back to the magic of Central Park’s beloved theater. Be there when the stage lights turn on again at The Delacorte—a New York City classic—with this high-powered production of the Bard’s classic comedy. Initial casting for TWELFTH NIGHT includes Peter Dinklage (Malvolio), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Andrew Aguecheek), Lupita Nyong’o (Viola), and Sandra Oh (Olivia).
The Nyong’o siblings’ casting sounds like a gimmick, but the payoff is exquisite: the twins, dazed at their reunion, establishing the truth of their identity as they talk to each other in Swahili. For the audience, too, this “Twelfth Night” is a kind of reunion — with the Delacorte, a vital space that New York theatergoers depend on, and missed. It speaks our language.
The biggest strength of this current production—beyond its general jubilant mood—is its central casting: a real-life brother-sister duo, Junior Nyong’o and Lupita Nyong’o, as the play’s shipwrecked siblings, Sebastian and Viola, respectively.
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