The Play: Twelfth Night, a comedy by William Shakespeare, presented by Fanshawe College 2015 Graduates of Theatre Arts, Technical Production and Costume Studies, directed by Paul Dunn.

The Show: Twelfth Night is believed to have been written in 1601-02 for the close of the Christmas season and centres around twins Viola and Sebastian who are separated in a shipwreck off the coast of Illyria. Viola disguises herself as a man, Cesario, and becomes a servant to Duke Orsino, who claims to be in love with Olivia, whose brother and father have died and is mourning, refusing to see suitors. Orsino uses Cesario as an intermediary. However, Olivia then falls in love with Cesario, setting the stage for a romp filled with plot twists and turns.

The Quote: “Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night is a beautiful match for a group of young actors: it is a play filled with passion, exuberance, and questions around the nature of desire and identity. For this production, our Illyria (the country our characters inhabit) is Shakespeare’s play itself — an Elizabethan world and language that our company of actors are drawn into and choose to take on. This story is a refuge from the barrage of messages about love and relationships that we are subject to in today’s world.

— Paul Dunn, director

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IF YOU GO

What: Twelfth Night, presented by Fanshawe College 2015 Graduates of Theatre Arts, Technical Production and Costume Studies.

Where: Good Foundation Theatre at the Centre for Digital and Performance Arts, 137 Dundas St.

When: Thursday through Saturday 7:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 2 p.m.

Tickets: $15, by contacting Susan Rock, by calling 519-452-4430 or email at srock@fanshawec.ca