Twelfth Night - Directed by Felicia Holmes

Viola’s life is a wreck - a shipwreck. Left without her twin brother and stranded in this new town, Illyria, where two of the most popular people in town are suffering a series of romantic miscommunications. Olivia, having just lost her dad and brother, refuses to let anyone in. And then we have Orsino, who’s one goal is to take Olivia as his wife. The poor stranded Viola has no choice but to befriend Orsino, but how, oh how? She’ll have to be one of his boys... disguised as a dashing boy named Cesario! Understandably, chaos follows. Love triangles, duels, and forged letters all make this a laugh out loud comedy. 

The audience and actors are invited to immerse themselves into the world of Twelfth Night at a local bar (to be announced soon!). The beach town of Illyria offers a space for artists to play around with Shakespeare's script through a modern and laidback lens. The play is cut down to 90-minutes, but by the end you’ll have wished it wasn’t! This is the first profit-sharing show Blue Canoe has conducted, this means a portion of ticket sales will be distributed to the artists that have worked on the show. 

“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them” (Act 2, Scene 5).