Twelfth Night

A musical adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, conceived by Kwame Kwei-Armah and Shaina Taub, Music and Lyrics by Shaina Taub

Directed by Aimée Hayes
Music Direction by Erin McConnell
Choreography by Aaron Thielen

Twelfth Night is a rousing contemporary musical inspired by Shakespeare’s classic comedy about love, mistaken identity, and self-discovery. Separated from all she knows after a wreck at sea, young Viola washes up on the shores of Illyria, and disguises herself as a man in order to survive. Sent to court a Countess on behalf of her new employer, she instead falls hard for him herself! Hilarious mishaps ensue as she navigates this strange and wonderful new land, finding her true self and true love in the process. Featuring an original jazz-funk score by Shaina Taub, this fun, fresh take with a Madison-inspired flavor on Shakespeare’s classic delivers its meaningful messages of empathy and compassion with music, joy, and lots of laughs.

Guest Artist Aimée Hayes directs Anna Bogan, Grant Borcherding, Bree Bylak, Ava Childs, Ameilia Eichmeier, Sydney Germany, Madison Gieryn, Jayquan Jaeger, Noah Kohn-Dumbaya, Brady Madison, Malcolm McCanles, Megan McCarty, Dennis McMorrow, Jameson Milhaupt, Isabel Najera, Rob Sellon, Rose Sellon, Ella Smith, Haley Street, Makaya Strohmeyer, Megan Tennessen, Nico Valcin, and Nick Zadra.

Erin McConnell is the music director, Aaron Thielen is the choreographer, Audrey Laruen Standish is the intimacy director, Whitney Derendinger is the fight director, and ZhiYu Jin is the assistant director. The scenic designer and technical director is Dan Lisowski, assisted by Krista Lirette, costume designer is Aly Amidei, lighting and projections designer is Megan Reilly, assisted by Lilie Larson, sound designer is Claudia Martinez, properties by Rob Wagner, with Miah Farmer as stage manager, assisted by Lucinda Emmen and Lauren Farrington.

Content Advisory: This play contains mature content and depictions of physical violence and alcohol and substance use.

This production is made possible through generous support from the Anonymous Block Grant.

Produced by University Theatre (UW-Madison) in the Ronald E. Mitchell Theatre, Vilas Hall 821 University Avenue Madison WI 53706

Performances: November 9-19, 2023

Performance Times:
Performance Calendar
Thursday November 9 @ 7:30pm
Friday November 10 @ 7:30pm
Saturday November 11 @ 2:00pm
Saturday November 11 @ 7:30pm
Sunday November 12 @ 2:00pm
Thursday November 16 @ 7:30pm
Saturday November 18 @ 2:00pm
Saturday November 18 @ 7:30pm
Sunday November 19 @ 2:00pm

Note: Friday, November 17 is reserved for a matinee performance for area high schools.

Ticket Prices:
$26 Adult
$21 Senior (62 +)
$21 UW Faculty/Staff (ID)
$9 UW Students and other College Students (ID)
$9 Children (K-12)
$15 Group Sales (10 tickets or more)

To Order Tickets:
1. Call 608-265-2787 (Open M-F 2-6 PM)
2. Online www.artsticketing.wisc.edu
3. Walk up sales: Mitchell Theatre Lobby Box Office opens 1 hour prior to performances for walk up sales.

For more information visit theatre.wisc.edu