Gender-Bending Romantic Comedy Twelfth Night at the Courtyard Theater
Chicago Shakespeare Theater - Courtyard Theater (800 E. Grand Avenue Chicago, IL 60611)
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- $50.00 - $67.00
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- $25.00 - $33.50*
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All offers for Twelfth Night have expired.
The last date listed for Twelfth Night was Sunday December 3, 2006 / 6:00pm.
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Shakespeare's Magical Comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream
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"Lord what fools these mortals be!" Shakespeare's beloved comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream sends a quartet of lovers and a motley group of amateur actors into a magical fairy-filled forest where the mortal and fairy worlds collide with hilarious results. New partners pair up, humans are transformed and fights break out before everything is set right. Chicago Shakespeare Theatre's Artistic Director Gary Griffin has assembled a cast of CST veterans as well as comic actors including former Saturday Night Live and Second City funnyman Tim Kazurinsky in the role of Peter Quince. Learn More
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Quotes & Highlights
- “World Class!” –-The Independent, London
- “Dazzling!” –-The Sunday Independent, Australia
- “An absolute joy!” –-Manchester Evening News, England
- “The funniest of Twelfth Nights!” --The Guardian Unlimited, London
Description
Featuring superstars of Russian film and stage, including: Andrey Zavodyuk, Sergey Mukhin, Mikhail Zhigalov, Vsevolod Boldin, Yury Makeev, Mikhail Dementiev, Alexander Feklistov, Dmitry Dyuzhev, Dmitry Shcherbina, Evgeny Pisarev, Alexei Dadonov, Andrei Kuzitchev and Ilia Ilyin.
Shakespeare’s gender-bending romantic comedy gets a new twist with an all-male cast drawn from Moscow’s great acting companies. Director Declan Donnellan and designer Nick Ormerod, founding artists of the famed British-based theater company, Cheek by Jowl, weave together tales of mistaken identity, separated twins, and gender-crossing disguises in one of the most physical, hilarious, and powerful productions of Twelfth Night ever. Performed in Russian with projected English translation and featuring superstars of Russian film and stage, this irresistibly spirited performance has garnered praise by critics the world over and thrilled audiences from Brussels to Bogotá.
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater offers a broad spectrum of theatrical experiences year-round, engaging and entertaining audiences from all walks of life and from around the world. The plays of William Shakespeare form the core of the company's work, complemented by other dramatic works -- from traditional classical theater to new classics that resonate with Shakespeare's timeless insights into the human condition. CST's World's Stage Series brings international theatrical productions to Chicago, presenting new cultural expressions and experiences. For family audiences, CST Family presents abridged Shakespeare productions and classic musicals for all ages.