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12th Night
12th Night by William Shakespeare 1601
Various critics divide Twelfth Night into various types of plots and/or subplots. Regardless of the exact number of plots and subplots, however, the main thing is that they are all woven together with immense skill to ultimately compose a single pattern or tapestry. There is, first, the group centering around the ducal nobility of Illyria: this group consists of Duke Orsino and his attendants, who open the play, and the Countess Olivia, who is the main topic of discussion of the opening scene. Then there is the group of shipwrecked personages centering on Viola and Sebastian, the twins, and their friends, Viola's sea captain who fades from the action, and, more important, Antonio, who plays a significant role later in the comedy. Both Viola and Sebastian are, of course, later absorbed into the nobility of Illyria. Then there is the merry group of pranksters, gullers, and tricksters, led by Sir Toby Belch and Maria; this group also includes Sir Andrew Aguecheek , Fabian, and Feste, the Clown. Through Feste, all of the groups are connected by his free movement from one group to another as he is equally at home singing for Duke Orsino, or proving Lady Olivia to be a fool for so excessively mourning for her brother, or in planning a trick with Sir Toby. Then outside of all of these groups stands Malvolio, Lady Olivia's puritanical steward. His colossal vanity and egotism get between him and everything that he sees and does. Thus, he has already gotten on the wrong side of Maria, Feste, and Sir Toby, and the plot involving their determination to take their revenge upon him provides the best humor of the play.
Malvolio is socially and sexually ambitious; Maria realizes this and writes a letter purporting to come from the Countess Olivia, making Malvolio believe that his lady is in love with him and wishes to marry him; the letter also asks him to be firm and obstinate with her uncle, Sir Toby, to be arrogant to the other servants, and to dress in yellow stockings and go cross-gartered, and to smile all the time when he is near her. Malvolio finds the letter on the garden path and falls for the trick as he is watched gleefully by the group led by Maria and Sir Toby.
Viola disguises herself as a boy in order to protect herself and to obtain employment by Duke Orsino and quickly finds her way (as Cesario, the youth) into his favor; she is then sent to woo the Countess Olivia, much against Viola's will, for she has fallen in love with Count Orsino herself. Countess Olivia, who cannot love Duke Orsino, falls immediately in love with the messenger, Cesario, thus creating an amusing triangle which produces several complications. The arrival of Viola's twin brother, Sebastian (previously presumed drowned), sorts everything out matrimonially.
This is one of Shakespeare's most popular, lightest, and most musical of all his comedies, and its staging continues to delight audiences all over the world
Run time approximately 1 hour
Ilona Concetta
Ilona Concetta studied at the Strasberg Institute through NYU Tisch, as well as the STI at Shakespeare and Company in Lenox, MA. While in NY, she co-founded the theater company Quirky Productions, through which she played Helena in "A Midsummer Night's Dream," to a favorable New York Magazine review. Since moving to LA, she has studied improv at UCB, and further honed her acting technique with Jeanie Hackett. She co-wrote and starred in the vampire short "Gaslight Grail," which won Best Horror Short at the Chicago Horror Film Festival and was nominated for a Golden Stake award in Romania. She wishes to thank her partner, Thomas, her parents, her DnD parties, and her cat babies Locke and Midnight. Check her out at www.ilonaconcetta.com.
Megan Wagner
Megan Wagner is a Kansas City native, having recently graduated from Stephens College where she studied both acting and voice. After working professionally in Kansas City she decided to make the big move out West and has only been in Los Angeles for a short period of time. This is Megans Los Angeles theatre debut and she couldnt be happier to be performing Shakespeare again. Past productions include Pisanio in Cymbeline, and Rosa Bud in The Mystery of Edwin Drood.
Luke Gomez
Luke is a theatre artist newly moved to L.A. and previously from Phoenix, Arizona. Much of his work has been with Brelby Theatre Company, a theatre founded by his college friends that he has been with since it's founding. Now entering it's 9th year, Luke has performed, directed and designed just around 30 or more shows within that time frame. His primary passion in theatre, however, is playwriting and has had 5 scripts seen production in Phoenix's west valley. In between that, Luke also works frequently across the Phoenix area as an actor and also in improv comedy.
Jon Mcmahon
Jon Ryan McMahon is a creator from fabulous Appleton, Wisconsin. Lately he wrote/directed/produced/performed in the forthcoming feature film experiment TEEN-AGE RAGE!, a gonzo guerrilla musical satire of mondo gonzo doo-wop skatepunk irreverence set in a western Nebraska motel.
Carly Cylinder
Carly Cylinder recently ventured back into acting after spending the last nine years running her bicoastal floral design company. She is currently studying at 3 acting schools in LA with a focus on film/tv, and has appeared in numerous short films. She is very excited to be a part of this cast and show!
Ritchie Hann
Ritchie Hann is more than excited to make his Los Angeles Stage Debut. Reigning from the Colorful Mountains and Sweeping Plains of Colorado, Ritchie is ready to take it back to the stage in this series of Live Theatre. Previous performances include Wait Until Dark at Bas Bleu Theatre Co. Jackie & Me, Caucasian Chalk Circle, Circle Mirror Transformation and Fissures (Lost and Found) at The University of Northern Colorado. He would like to thank his friends and family for their warming support and endless thanks to you, the audience, for making it all possible. Enjoy the show!
Joshua Nunez
Joshua Nunez is a Texas native who recently moved out to Los Angeles in 2017 to pursue acting. Since his arrival he has worked on several projects, both in short film, such as Dare, All or Nothing, and 4 Crazy People, as well worked with the talented Josefina Lopez in the theatre. He is currently studying with Doug Warhit and working out at the LA Connection School of Improv. Joshua is looking forward to his debut at the Eclectic Theater.
Produced by Calusman Olivier through DFCAMPAN
Calusman Olivier Artistic Director / Producer
Cal has been acting his whole life on stage since the 70s he has been in over 20 full length Plays (5 Shakespearean), over 10 motion Pictures [including "Titanic" (by James Cameron) and "The Changeling" (by Clint Eastwood)], and over 20 television Series and movies of the week including "Shameless" and "Criminal Minds". He has been a S.A.G. member for over 20 Years and has worked with I.A.T.S.E. as a stage hand just as long. He has performed Light and built Stage functions with over 20 productions all over the west coast from Alaska to California and has participated with three touring shows performing Driving and Road crew, Set Design, and Light functions. He performed at the Kennedy Center representing U.A.A. where he pursued his B.F.A. in Theatre, and received the Chancellors men of excellence award. He also received two Patricia Neal Awards form the Last Frontier Theatre Conference in beautiful Valdez Alaska founded by Edward Albee; a great decade-long learning experience befriending the likes of John Guare, Lloyd Richards, August Wilson, Horton Foote, Tony Kushner, Gloria Allen, Marian Seldes, Craig Pospisil, Edward Albee and hundreds of other playwrights and actors. A few of these 1 Acts you will see tonight are a Product of that very conference. Since 2016, Cal has worked at Eclectic Company Theatre his resident theatre as an Actor, Director, Scenic, light, and audio director for "Brothel", "Don Juan in Hell" , "Diary of a Madman" , "Hopping Down the Bunny Trail", "Civil War Remembered" the 2016 24 hour play lab, and "When Wrong is Right". He was also Blackie Shannon in "Brothel" and the Duke of Kent in "When Wrong Is Right" at Eclectic Company Theatre and The Duke of Frederick in ZJU's production of "As You Like It". In summer of 2016 he conceived DFCAMPAN a theatre group aimed at giving all new nonunion artists a voice and producing multiple theatre productions throughout the southern California area for now. calusmanolivier@gmail.com or dfcampan.com
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LocationOh My Ribs Theatre (View)
6468 Santa Monica Boulevard
Hollywood, CA , CA 90038
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 14 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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