Josie Rourke Stages Twelfth Night at CST

Guest Director Josie Rourke Stages

Twelfth Night

at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

March 29 – June 7, 2009

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) concludes its 2008/09 subscription season with William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night staged by London’s Bush Theatre Artistic Director Josie Rourke. Set off the coast of Illyria, shipwrecked twins put this tale of mistaken identity and unlikely love into relentless motion. Alone in the world, Viola disguises herself as a boy and falls hopelessly in love with the Duke she serves, while he is enamored of the Countess Olivia–whose adoring gaze lands instead upon the Duke’s new page. Add to the mix a brooding steward in yellow stockings named Malvolio and the saucy Sir Toby, and the stage is set for Shakespeare’s most perfect comedy.

Title	Twelfth Night
Written by	William Shakespeare
Directed by	Josie Rourke

Dates	March 29– June 7, 2009

Performance Schedule				Ticket Prices
Previews	Weekdays			$44
	Sunday	March 29	3:00 p.m.
	Tuesday	March 31	7:30 p.m.
	Wednesday	April 1	7:30 p.m.
	Thursday	April 2	7:30 p.m.
	Friday	April 3	7:30 p.m.
	Saturday	April 4	7:30 p.m.
Performances	Weekdays			$54
	Tuesday	April 7, 14, 21	7:30 p.m.
		May 12, 19, 26
		June 2
	Wednesday	April 22, 29	1:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
		May 20, 27
		June 3
		April 15	1:00 p.m.
		April 8	7:30 p.m.
		May 6, 13
	Thursday	April 9, 16, 30	7:30 p.m.
		May 7, 14, 21, 28
		June 4
	Weekends			$70
	Friday	April 10, 17, 24	7:30 p.m.
		May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
		June 5
	Saturday	April 11, 18, 25	3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
		May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
		June 6
	Sunday	April 12, 19, 26	3:00 p.m.
		May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
		June 7
	Sunday	April 19	7:00 p.m.	$54

Location

Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare

Chicago Shakespeare Theater

800 E Grand Avenue

Tickets

$46–56

Box Office

www.chicagoshakes.com

312.595.5600

Group Sales

312.595.5678

groups of 10 or more

Casting as of press time: Karen Aldridge (Olivia), Michelle Beck (Viola), Joel Stanley Huff (Officer), Scott Jaeck (Sir Toby Belch), Ora Jones (Maria), Dan Kenney (Andrew Aguecheek), Ross Lehman (Feste), John Lister (Sea Captain/Priest), Mark Montgomery (Orsino), Cristina Panfilio (Gentlewoman), Edgar Miguel Sanchez (Valentine), Dan Sanders-Joyce (Fabian), Chris Sullivan (Antonio), Peterson Townshend (Sebastian) and Larry Yando (Malvolio)