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“If music be the food of love, play on!” William Shakespeare’s classic comedy Twelfth Night is a fast-paced romantic comedy with interwoven plots of romance, mistaken identities and practical jokes. Separated from her twin brother Sebastian in a shipwreck, Viola disguises herself as a boy, calls herself Cesario, and becomes a servant to the Duke Orsino. He sends her to woo the Countess Olivia on his behalf, but the Countess falls in love with Cesario. Meanwhile Olivia’s uncle, Sir Toby Belch, gets drunk with his friend Sir Andrew Aguecheek and they play a trick on Malvolio, Olivia’s steward. Eventually Sebastian turns up and causes even more confusion, chaos and comedy. Our vision of Shakespeare’s classic comedy is set in the “Roaring ’20s.”
All tickets are “Pay What You Can.”
Coming soon….
Urinetown, music by Mark Hollman, lyrics by Mark Hollman and Greg Kotis
Directed by Kevin Glaccum
Performances November 14-17, 2024
Big Love, by Charles L. Mee
Directed by Jonny Silver
Performances February 20-23, 2025
She Kills Monsters, by Qui Nguyen
Directed by Justin Jain
Performances April 10-13, 2025
Highlights from 2023-24
Arcadia students get surprise Zoom visit from Broadway star Jonathan Groff
At a recent rehearsal for Arcadia Theater’s production of Spring Awakening: the Musical, Arcadia students got a surprise visit on Zoom from Broadway star Jonathan Groff (Hamilton, Merrily We Roll Along). Groff starred in the original Broadway cast of Spring Awakening along with the director of our production, Robi Hager. Our cast sang the musical’s closing number, “Purple Summer” for him. You can see the videos and more at our Instagram account.
Listen and Learn: “Yes, And” podcast
Theater Arts’ student marketing and PR team bring the making of our productions to the forefront with a new podcast and video series, “Yes, And”. Listen on Spotify or Spotify for Podcasters or watch on YouTube.
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By Philip Dawkins
Photos by Daniel Kontz
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By Moises Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theatre Project
Photos by Daniel Kontz
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by Sarah Delappe
Photos by Daniel Kontz