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Toronto, Ontario - Opening November 6, Hart House Theatre is proud to continue its tradition of producing affordable Shakespearean productions for downtown Toronto with the classic comedy, Twelfth Night. Directed by Hart House Theatre alumnus Matthew Gorman and featuring the city's finest emerging talent, Twelfth Night is a prime example of what Hart House Theatre does best. It features professionals paired with trained youth and students in a production that is both compelling and unique.
Shakespeare's beloved comedy begins with a shipwreck and ends with marriages, reunions and some good old-fashioned revenge-with plenty of hijinks and hilarity in between. Featuring some of the Bard's most memorable comedic characters, Twelfth Night is classic comedy at its best, full of mistaken identity, disguise, intrigue and, above all, the search for love.
Matthew Gorman takes the action of the play and puts it all in the cozy confines of a local pub - a familiar backdrop for the sad, the hilarious, the loving and the cruel sides of human nature to express themselves. "Welcome to The Elephant, our little pub. A village meeting place in no particular country, in no particular time; our Illyria is its own place, borrowing from everywhere. It is a place of music, sadness, love and possibility." (from Matthew Gorman's Director's Notes)
Creating the world of Mr. Gorman's Twelfth Night is design team Jenna McCutchen and Raha Javanfar. Jenna is an award-winning graduate of the National Theatre School and brings a wealth of experience and passion to her work. Raha is a graduate of Ryerson University's Theatre Production Bachelor of Fine Arts Program, and the recipient of the Siminovitch Protégé Prize - generously handed to her by the winner of the prize itself, and her long-time mentor, Rob Thomson.
Twelfth Night
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Matthew Gorman
Set and Costume Design by Jenna McCutchen
Lighting Design by Raha Javanfar
Dramaturgy by Susan Bond
Nov. 6 - 23, 2013
Week 1: Wed. - Sat., 8 pm
Week 2: Wed. - Sat., 8 pm
Week 3: Wed. - Sat., 8 pm & Sat., 2 pm
Post-Show Chats: Sat., Nov. 7 & Sat., Nov. 9
Pre-Show Chat: Sat., Nov. 23, 1 pm.
Tickets & Box Office
Single Ticket Prices
Adults: $28
Seniors: $17
Students: $15
$10 student tickets every Wednesday night
$17 alumni tickets every Thursday night
UofTtix Box Office
416.978.8849
2013-10-17
Toronto: Hart House Theatre presents Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" November 6-23