Viterbo University Theatre for Young Audiences Production of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" at the Weber Center for the Performing Arts Feb. 28-March 1

Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Shakespeare's Twelfth Night

Feb. 19, 2020

Contact Rick Walters at 608-796-3793 or rhwalters@viterbo.edu

VITERBO UNIVERSITY THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES PRODUCTION OF SHAKESPEARE’S TWELFTH NIGHT AT THE WEBER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS FEB. 28–MARCH 1

LA CROSSE, Wis. – Viterbo University students will present William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night in a theatre for young audiences format at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28 and 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29–Sunday, March 1 at the Weber Center for the Performing Arts.

Twins separated during a shipwreck, mistaken identity, and role reversals—no one does it better than Shakespeare. Audience members will follow Viola and a group of other adventurous characters as they explore friendships, romance, and hilarious hijinks.

Twelfth Night is a fun play filled with humor and themes of love, identity, and finding one’s own in society,” said Rick Walters, the Viterbo theatre and music theatre faculty member who is directing the production. “It examines the literal and metaphorical masks people wear in presenting a face to the world in a fun and playful way.”

Walters explained this theatre for young audiences production is specially designed for youth in junior high to high school, but elementary school students will enjoy it as well. The play emphasizes themes more fitting to young people and downplays the more adult material and has a run time of approximately 80 minutes.

Twelfth Night is a very enjoyable, well-crafted play so this production will hold up well for more mature audience members as well,” Walters said.

Walters is joined by fellow faculty members Erin Jerozal, Chad Kolbe, Frank Ludwig, and Matt Campbell, who are serving as the text coach, technical director, lighting designer, and fight choreographer, respectively. Viterbo student Mallory Topel is the stage manager.

An Artists in Conversation discussion will be held immediately following the Feb. 29 performance. 

Reserved seating tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for children ages 12 and younger. For more information or to order tickets, contact the Viterbo box office at 608-796-3100 or visit www.viterbo.edu/tickets.

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