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[[Folger Theatre|Folger Theatre]] performed their production of [[Twelfth Night|''Twelfth Night'']] from April 30 to June 9, 2013 in the Folger's [[Elizabethan Theatre]]. The production earned several nominations for [[Helen Hayes Awards]], including the "James MacArthur Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play" for Louis Butelli and Richard Sheridan Willis, and "Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Play" for Mariah Hale.
''This article is about a performance of Shakespeare's play. For other uses, see [[Twelfth Night (disambiguation)]].''


[[File:2013 Twelfth Night Folger Theatre 1.jpg|250px|left|frame|Louis Butelli (Feste) and Emily Trask (Viola), ''Twelfth Night'', directed by Robert Richmond, Folger Theatre, 2013. Scott Suchman.]]
[[Folger Theatre|Folger Theatre]] produced William Shakespeare's [[Twelfth Night|''Twelfth Night'']], directed by Robert Richmond, from April 30 to June 9, 2013.  


[[File:2013 Twelfth Night Folger Theatre 1.jpg|frame|Louis Butelli (Feste) and Emily Trask (Viola), ''Twelfth Night'', directed by Robert Richmond, Folger Theatre, 2013. Photo by Scott Suchman.|alt=|center]]


==The Production==
The production earned several nominations for [[Helen Hayes Awards]], including the "James MacArthur Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play" for Louis Butelli and Richard Sheridan Willis, and "Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Play" for Mariah Hale.


Entertainment unions represented in Folger Theatre productions include The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, United Scenic Artists (**), and the Actors' Equity Association (*), which includes members of the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers.


===Cast===


 
*Tonya Beckman*: Maria
 
*Michael Brusasco*: Orsino
 
*Louis Butelli*: Feste
 
*Chris Genebach*: Antonio
 
*James Konicek*: Sir Andrew Aguecheek
 
*Joshua Morgan*: Valentine
 
*Rachel Pickup*: Olivia
 
*Emily Trask*: Viola
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
== Personnel ==
Entertainment unions represented in Folger Theatre productions include The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), United Scenic Artists (USA), and the Actors' Equity Association (AEA), which includes members of the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers.
 
=== Cast ===
 
*Tonya Beckman (AEA): Maria
*Michael Brusasco (AEA): Orsino
*Louis Butelli (AEA): Feste
*Chris Genebach (AEA): Antonio
*James Konicek (AEA): Sir Andrwe Aguecheek
*Joshua Morgan (AEA): Valentine
*Rachel Pickup (AEA): Olivia
*Emily Trask (AEA): Viola  
*William Vaughan: Sebastian
*William Vaughan: Sebastian
*Craig Wallace (AEA): Sir Toby Belch
*Craig Wallace*: Sir Toby Belch
*Richard Sheridan Willis (AEA): Malvolio
*Richard Sheridan Willis*: Malvolio


==== Understudies ====
====Understudies====


*Joel DeCandio: Valentine, Sebastian
*Joel DeCandio: Valentine, Sebastian
*Laura Dunlop: Maria
*Laura Dunlop: Maria
*Amanda Forstrom: Viola
*Amanda Forstrom: Viola
*Chris Genebach (AEA): Orsino
*Chris Genebach*: Orsino
*Keith Irby: Sir Toby Belch, Malvolio
*Keith Irby: Sir Toby Belch, Malvolio
*Ryan Mitchell: Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Antonio
*Ryan Mitchell: Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Antonio
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*Sarah Strasser: Olivia
*Sarah Strasser: Olivia


=== Staff ===
===Creative team===
 
*Janet Alexander Griffin, Artistic Producer
*Beth Emelson, Assistant Artistic Producer
*David Polk, General Manager
*Charles Flye, Theatre Production Manager
 
=== Production team ===


*William Shakespeare, Playwright
*Robert Richmond, Director
*Robert Richmond, Director
*Tony Cisek (USA), Scenic Design
*Tony Cisek**, Scenic Design
*Mariah Hale, Costume Design
*Mariah Hale, Costume Design
*Andrew F. Griffin (USA), Lighting Design
*Andrew F. Griffin**, Lighting Design
*Matthew M. Nielson (USA), Sound Design
*Matthew M. Nielson**, Sound Design
*Casey Dean Kaleba, Fight Director
*Casey Dean Kaleba, Fight Director
*Michele Osherow, Resident Dramaturg
*Michele Osherow, Resident Dramaturg
*Che Wernsman (AEA), Production Stage Manager
*Che Wernsman*, Production Stage Manager
*Daryl Eisenberg, CSA, New York Casting


=== Production ===
===Production team===


*Rebekah Sheffer, Assistant Technical Director
*Daryl Eisenberg, CSA, New York Casting
*Teresa Wood, Casting Assistant
*Daniel Bumgardner, Assistant Director
*Daniel Bumgardner, Assistant Director
*Katharine Pitt, Assistant to the Director/Dramaturg Assistant
*Joshua Morgan*, Music Direction
*Joshua Morgan (AEA), Music Direction
*Joshua Morgan* & Joel DeCandio, Music Arrangments
*Joshua Morgan (AEA) & Joel DeCandio, Music Arrangments
*Eleni Grove, Choreographer
*Eleni Grove, Choreographer
*Alicia Sells, Assistant Stage Manager
*Alicia Sells, Assistant Stage Manager
*James Kramer, Production Assistant
*James Kramer, Production Assistant
*Chris Genebach (AEA), Fight Captain
*Chris Genebach*, Fight Captain
*William Vaughan, Dance Captain
*William Vaughan, Dance Captain
*Michelle Elwyn, Prop Master
*Michelle Elwyn, Prop Master
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*Adalia Vera Tonneyck, Cosume Assistant/Wardrobe Head
*Adalia Vera Tonneyck, Cosume Assistant/Wardrobe Head
*Sarah Jane Palmer, Costume Assistant
*Sarah Jane Palmer, Costume Assistant
*Ananda Keator, Sticher
*Ananda Keator, Stitcher
*Sylvia Fuhrken, Wardrobe
*Sylvia Fuhrken, Wardrobe
*Heather Flemming, Wig Design
*Heather Flemming, Wig Design
*Patrick Calhoun, Sound Assistant
*Patrick Calhoun, Sound Assistant
*Aaron Waxman, Master Electrician  
*Aaron Waxman, Master Electrician
*John Rose-Caron, Light Board Operator
*John Rose-Caron, Light Board Operator
*Brandon Roe, Sound Board Operator
*Brandon Roe, Sound Board Operator
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*C2 Inc., Open Captioning
*C2 Inc., Open Captioning


:Additional Music by Joshua Morgan (AEA)
===Folger Theatre===
:Shakespeare's Text set to music by Matthew M. Nielson (USA)
 
*Janet Alexander Griffin, Artistic Producer
*Beth Emelson, Assistant Artistic Producer
*David Polk, General Manager
*Charles Flye, Theatre Production Manager
*Rebekah Sheffer, Assistant Technical Director
*Katharine Pitt, Assistant to the Director/Dramaturg Assistant
*Teresa Wood, Casting Assistant
 
:Additional Music by Joshua Morgan*
:Shakespeare's text set to music by Matthew M. Nielson**
 
==Other media==
 
Watch the trailer for this production of ''Twelfth Night''.
 
<html5media height="180" width="320">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNasZTMY4Ao</html5media>
 
Hear the cast introduce their characters.
 
<html5media height="180" width="320">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Dil7uOi9sU</html5media>
 
Listen to Louis Butelli (Feste), Craig Wallace (Sir Toby Belch), and James Konicek (Sir Andrew Aguecheek) perform "Hold Thy Peace," one of the production's many musical moments.
 
<html5media height="180" width="320">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dWU5qEeDkY</html5media>
 
==Reviews==
 
*[http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/a-madcap-but-middling-twelfth-night/2013/05/08/2e999206-b812-11e2-b568-6917f6ac6d9d_story.html The Washington Post]
*[http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/44285/twelfth-night-at-folger-theatre-and-the-golom-at-taffety/ Washington City Paper]
*[http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/theater-review/theater-review-twelfth-night-at-folger-theatre.php Washingtonian]
*[http://www.broadwayworld.com/washington-dc/article/BWW-Reviews-TWELFTH-NIGHT-is-Perfect-at-the-Folger-20130508#.U8VvlnJdVyI Broadway Word]
 


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Latest revision as of 12:02, 4 February 2021

This article is about a performance of Shakespeare's play. For other uses, see Twelfth Night (disambiguation).

Folger Theatre produced William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, directed by Robert Richmond, from April 30 to June 9, 2013.

Louis Butelli (Feste) and Emily Trask (Viola), Twelfth Night, directed by Robert Richmond, Folger Theatre, 2013. Photo by Scott Suchman.

The Production

The production earned several nominations for Helen Hayes Awards, including the "James MacArthur Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play" for Louis Butelli and Richard Sheridan Willis, and "Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Play" for Mariah Hale.

Entertainment unions represented in Folger Theatre productions include The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, United Scenic Artists (**), and the Actors' Equity Association (*), which includes members of the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers.

Cast

  • Tonya Beckman*: Maria
  • Michael Brusasco*: Orsino
  • Louis Butelli*: Feste
  • Chris Genebach*: Antonio
  • James Konicek*: Sir Andrew Aguecheek
  • Joshua Morgan*: Valentine
  • Rachel Pickup*: Olivia
  • Emily Trask*: Viola
  • William Vaughan: Sebastian
  • Craig Wallace*: Sir Toby Belch
  • Richard Sheridan Willis*: Malvolio

Understudies

  • Joel DeCandio: Valentine, Sebastian
  • Laura Dunlop: Maria
  • Amanda Forstrom: Viola
  • Chris Genebach*: Orsino
  • Keith Irby: Sir Toby Belch, Malvolio
  • Ryan Mitchell: Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Antonio
  • Jack Powers: Feste
  • Sarah Strasser: Olivia

Creative team

  • William Shakespeare, Playwright
  • Robert Richmond, Director
  • Tony Cisek**, Scenic Design
  • Mariah Hale, Costume Design
  • Andrew F. Griffin**, Lighting Design
  • Matthew M. Nielson**, Sound Design
  • Casey Dean Kaleba, Fight Director
  • Michele Osherow, Resident Dramaturg
  • Che Wernsman*, Production Stage Manager
  • Daryl Eisenberg, CSA, New York Casting

Production team

  • Daniel Bumgardner, Assistant Director
  • Joshua Morgan*, Music Direction
  • Joshua Morgan* & Joel DeCandio, Music Arrangments
  • Eleni Grove, Choreographer
  • Alicia Sells, Assistant Stage Manager
  • James Kramer, Production Assistant
  • Chris Genebach*, Fight Captain
  • William Vaughan, Dance Captain
  • Michelle Elwyn, Prop Master
  • Hannah Crowell, Scenic Assistant
  • Bella Faccia, Inc., Scenery Construction
  • Adalia Vera Tonneyck, Cosume Assistant/Wardrobe Head
  • Sarah Jane Palmer, Costume Assistant
  • Ananda Keator, Stitcher
  • Sylvia Fuhrken, Wardrobe
  • Heather Flemming, Wig Design
  • Patrick Calhoun, Sound Assistant
  • Aaron Waxman, Master Electrician
  • John Rose-Caron, Light Board Operator
  • Brandon Roe, Sound Board Operator
  • Marissa Walker, Aerialist
  • James Kegley, Promotional Photography
  • Scott Suchman, Production Photography
  • Heather Daniels, Mark Fastoso, & APTV, Promotional Video
  • WAPAVA, Archival Recording
  • C2 Inc., Open Captioning

Folger Theatre

  • Janet Alexander Griffin, Artistic Producer
  • Beth Emelson, Assistant Artistic Producer
  • David Polk, General Manager
  • Charles Flye, Theatre Production Manager
  • Rebekah Sheffer, Assistant Technical Director
  • Katharine Pitt, Assistant to the Director/Dramaturg Assistant
  • Teresa Wood, Casting Assistant
Additional Music by Joshua Morgan*
Shakespeare's text set to music by Matthew M. Nielson**

Other media

Watch the trailer for this production of Twelfth Night.

Hear the cast introduce their characters.

Listen to Louis Butelli (Feste), Craig Wallace (Sir Toby Belch), and James Konicek (Sir Andrew Aguecheek) perform "Hold Thy Peace," one of the production's many musical moments.

Reviews


Image gallery