Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night Performance Announcement

  • dateSeptember 8, 2025
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Shakespeare for Schools presents William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. His most beloved romantic comedy combines love, confusion, mistaken identity, and joyful discovery.
Opening Sun, Sept 21 @2pm
Mon, Sept 22 @10am
Thur, Sept 25 @10 am
Sun, Sept 28th @2pm
Mon, Sept 29th @10am
Closing Thur, Oct 2nd @10am
Location: Historic Owen Theatre in Downtown Branson
Morning Shows – Open to public but schools get priority seating.
Tickets: Students $10
Teachers Free with purchase of a student ticket
General Public $15
Call box office at 417-336-4255 or walk up
General Seating
This professionally produced production is designed specifically for local schools, homeschool, and student groups ages 11+.
Attendees will experience vibrant and inspiring theatre, underscored by live classical music, with an educational intent.
This event will begin with a brief introduction of the play, and insight into Elizabethan theatre arts and culture from the director,
followed by our 100 minute romantic comedy show in two acts, concluding with a 20-minute Q&A with the cast.
 
Synopsis: After the twins Sebastian and Viola survive a shipwreck, neither knows that the other is alive. Viola goes into service with Count Orsino of Illyria, disguised as a young man, “Cesario.” Orsino sends Cesario to woo the Lady Olivia on his behalf, but Olivia falls in love with Cesario. Viola, in the meantime, has fallen in love with Orsino.

At the estate of Lady Olivia, Sir Toby Belch , Olivia’s kinsman, has brought in Sir Andrew Aguecheek to be her suitor. A confrontation between Olivia’s steward, Malvolio, and the partying Toby and his cohort leads to a revenge plot against Malvolio. Malvolio is tricked into making a fool of himself, and he is locked in a dungeon as a lunatic.

In the meantime, Sebastian has been rescued by a sea captain, Antonio. When Viola, as Cesario, is challenged to a duel, Antonio mistakes her for Sebastian, comes to her aid, and is arrested. Olivia, meanwhile, mistakes Sebastian for Cesario and declares her love. When, finally, Sebastian and Viola appear together, the puzzles around the mistaken identities are solved: Cesario is revealed as Viola, Orsino asks for Viola’s hand, Sebastian will wed Olivia, and Viola will marry Count Orsino. Malvolio, blaming Olivia and others for his humiliation, vows revenge.  – Folger Shakespeare Library. 
William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night Performance is a Branson Regional Arts Council Production.
Tickets can be purchased by calling the box office at 417-336-4255

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