“I am all the daughters of my father’s house,
And all the brothers too.”
Twelfth Night is a tale of unrequited love – hilarious and heartbreaking. Twins are separated in a shipwreck, and forced to fend for themselves in a strange land. The first twin, Viola, falls in love with Orsino, who dotes on OIivia, who falls for Viola but is idolised by Malvolio. Enter Sebastian, who is the spitting image of his twin sister…
Considered to be one of William Shakespeare’s greatest works and dubbed “The Perfect Comedy,” Twelfth Night has been entertaining audiences since its premiere performance in 1602.
Behind the Scenes Camp will give students the opportunity to work on all the technical, backstage, and design elements. Campers will work with the directing team to take the production from design to the stage. Campers will meet with the directing team at a “Pre-Production Meeting” to begin collaborating on design for sets, costumes, props, and lights. The week of camp will be spent building and assembling all these elements, before transitioning to crew roles for the actual show. During the production, Behind the Scenes campers will serve as running crew, stage management, lighting crew, costumes crew, and more! This camp will give you a unique opportunity to work on the technical aspects of a production from their inception to their execution. Don’t miss out on building your portfolio as a theater technician, and getting a chance to work on this classic Shakespearian comedy!
Register for this camp and pay a $20 Deposit if you are planning to audition for Twelfth Night. You must audition and be cast to attend this camp. After casting, you will be charged the remaining balance of Drama Camp Tuition.
Students who audition for Twelfth Night but are not cast will have the option to register for Behind the Scenes Camp.
Audition Information:
Auditions will be May 24, 2023 from 6-8PM.
Callbacks will be May 25, 2023 from 5-8PM.
Artistic Team
Director: Sarah Smeltzer Wright
Asst. Director: Will Wright
Technical Director: Becky Ochoa
Stage Manager: Molly Stasileuk
Production Coordinator: Brenda LaCour (brenda@firstactkc.org)
How to Audition:
Questions? Reach out to Artistic Director Patrick Graham at artisticdirector@firstactkc.org
If you are unable to attend in-person auditions and would like to submit a video audition, please send send your video audition to artisticdirector@firstactkc.org. Your video audition should a recording of you performing your audition monologue. There is a signup for video auditions at the bottom of the Signup Genius.
Viola – A young woman who is shipwrecked on the shores of Illyria. She disguises herself as a young man called Cesario and goes to work for Orsino.
Olivia – A wealthy heiress in Illyria. Her father and brother have recently died. Without any close family, she is in charge of her household and can decide for herself who she marries.
Sebastian – Viola’s twin brother. He was rescued from the shipwreck by Antonio and believes his sister drowned at sea.
Orsino – A Duke and the governor of Illyria. He is in love with Olivia even though she is not interested in him.
Malvolio – Olivia’s steward and the manager of her household. He dislikes Sir Toby’s drunken behavior and dreams of marrying Olivia.
Sir Toby Belch – Related to Olivia and lives in her house. Enjoys drinking and playing tricks on people. Olivia has little respect for him.
Sir Andrew – Staying with his friend Sir Toby and hopes to marry Olivia. He is very wealthy.
Maria – Olivia’s maid. She looks out for Sir Toby and tries to impress him.
Feste – Olivia’s jester, or fool. Worked for Olivia’s father and sometimes works for Orsino.
Antonio – A sea captain. He rescued Sebastian from the shipwreck and follows him when they arrive in Illyria.
Fabian – A servant in Olivia’s household.
Valentine & Curio – gentlemen attending on the Duke.
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