TWELFTH NIGHT

By William Shakespeare

Facilitated by Julia Sommer

When Viola washes ashore alone in the strange land of Illyria—convinced her twin brother is lost—she makes a daring choice: disguise herself as a young man named Cesario. In this guise, she enters the service of Duke Orsino, who is pining for the distant Countess Olivia—until Olivia falls not for the Duke, but for Cesario. Viola, meanwhile, finds herself falling in love with Orsino, even as the identities around her begin to tangle.

Throw in conniving servants, love letters gone awry, a steward who dreams far above his station, and the magic of mistaken identity—and you’ve got Shakespeare at his most playful, poetic, and poignant.

Twelfth Night is a comedy of disguise, longing, and laughter—a celebration of what we hide, what we reveal, and how love doesn’t always follow the rules we expect.