Auditions:

Twelfth Night By William Shakespeare

Directed by Peter Risafi

Saturday, January 21 at 1pm

Sunday, January 22 at 7pm

Callbacks:

Monday, January 23 at 7pm

This beautifully human, lyrical comedy explores true love, self-awareness, gender roles, as well as the high cost of revenge. The production will be set in the early 20th Century. We’re looking for a diverse ensemble of actors aged 18 to 60,

including actors who can play guitar, violin, drums etc.

Cast:

Orsino - Duke of Illyria, in love with Olivia

Curio and Valentine - Members of his court

Viola – Well-bred young woman who survives a shipwreck, pretends to be a young man to gain access to Orsino’s court.

Sebastian – Twin brother to Viola, believed to have died in the shipwreck.

Olivia - Countess, mourning the deaths of her father and brother, she has rejected Orsino.

Toby Belch - Uncle of Olivia, an rapidly aging drinking man, living off his niece’s generosity.

Andrew Aguecheek – A sad sack of a rich suitor who, prompted by Toby, thinks he has a shot with Olivia.

Maria - Olivia’s lady’s maid. She is very close with Toby.

Feste – Olivia’s fool (household comic entertainer).

Malvolio – Olivia’s steward (head butler). A humorless prude with delusions of grandeur.

Fabian – groundskeeper to Olivia and is enlisted by Toby and Maria in household trickery.

Antonio – A sailor with a mysterious past who becomes Sebastian’s protector.

Sea Captain – A kind boat captain who helps Viola.

Chief Officer – Police constable in the town.

Cast will double as sailors, townspeople, servants, etc.

If you can, please prepare a Shakespeare monologue or sonnet. If you can’t, no worries, we’ll provide some at the audition.

The show rehearses 2/11-3/30, 2023, primarily in the evenings, and runs from 3/31-4/8, 2023, with a school matinee the morning of 3/31. Questions: contact Peter Risafi at peter.risafi@gmail.com. All rehearsals and performances are at

The CENTER For Performing Arts at Rhinebeck