Twelfth Night - Synetic Theater

Twelfth Night Synopsis W h e n a t er ri b le storm a t s ea d row n s all partygoe rs abo ard a p ri va te y a cht, the pa rt y ’s e n t e r t ai nm e nt—the br o th er-si st er du o o f Vi ol a and Se bas t i an—ar e th e so l e su r v i v o r s . B ut th ey a re s epar at ed i n th e stor m, bot h wash ed ash or e an d e ac h b e li e v in g t he ot her to ha ve per i she d. Vi o la m a k e s her wa y to t he es tat e o f L ady Oli vi a, in d eep mo urn i n g fo r h er ow n d e a d br o t h er . T he re, Vi ola wi tn es se s Oli vi a’ s rej ecti on o f D u ke Orsin o ’ s r om an ti c o v e r t ur e s . O rsi no is de sp o nd ent, a nd Vio la, alrea dy a ttracte d to th e d ashi ng Orsi n o , r e s o lves to di s gu is e h ers el f as a bo y —C es ar io—t o e nt er hi s se r vi c es . C e sa r io q u i c k l y b ec o mes a favo rit e of Orsi n o’ s, Or si n o sen di n g “ h im” to O liv ia w i th h i s lo v e mes sa ge s for h er . But o n o n e su ch mi ssi o n, Ol i vi a f al l s in lo ve w i th th e h an d s o m e y o un g C es ar io , a nd i t i s all “h e” can d o to fi gh t of f h er ad va nce s. M e an w h il e, V io l a i s h o pe les s l y in lo ve w ith Or si n o, bu t can n ot reveal h e r tr ue i d e nt i t y. W e als o m e e t th e other m em b ers of O li v ia’ s h ou se h old : h e r r o wd y dr un k a rd o f a n u n c le , Si r T ob y Be lc h; h is fooli sh f ri en d , Si r And rew Agu ech eek, wh o i s tr yi ng i n hi s o w n h o pe les s wa y to co u r t O liv ia; Oli via’ s wi tty an d p retty mai d M a r ia; the sc hem i n g c lo wns Fe s te an d Fa bian; and Malvoli o, Oliv ia’ s do ur , pr udi sh butl er . W h e n S ir T o b y a nd th e r es t ta ke o f fen se at M alvo li o’ s con stan t ef fo rts to spo il th e i r f un , F e s t e en gin eer s a p ra cti cal j oke to make Ma lvol io th in k Oli via i s in lo ve w i th h i m . T h e y fo r g e a mes s ag e t o M al voli o , su ppo se dly f r om Oli via , t el l in g hi m th a t i f h e w an ts to ear n he r fa vor, h e sho ul d d ress i n yell ow stock i ng s an d cr o ss e d g ar t er s. Ma lvo l io, fi ll ed wit h d reams of marryi ng Oli vi a a nd e nn o bl ing hi m s e lf , hap pil y f ol low s it s c omman ds. He beh aves so stran gel y t h at O li vi a th i nks h e i s m a d. S i r T oby , S ir An dr ew , F este, Fa bia n a nd M ari a h ave M a lvo lio i nst i t u t i o nal iz ed , su bj ect in g h im to o ne grue li ng an d h o rri fyin g to rm e nt a fte r a not h e r . As V i ol a ’ s b r othe r S eba s tia n ma k es his way a cr oss th e co un tr ysi de, Sir A nd r ew , o b se r v i n g O li via’ s att ra ct ion to “ C e sario , ” ch all en ges C esari o to a du e l a t Sir To b y ’s u r g i n g. Bu t w he n S eba st ia n —who loo ks j us t li ke th e di sgu is ed V io la — a pp e a r s o n t h e sc en e, S i r A n dr ew an d Si r T oby come to blo w s wi th h i m, th in k ing he i s Ce s ar i o . O livia enter s a m id t he co n fu si on . Li ke w i se th i n ki n g Seba sti an i s C e sa r io , s h e a ng ri ly re pr ima nd s S i r Tob y an d Sir An dr ew an d pro po se s to Se b a st i a n o n the s po t. H e is baffl ed , but, r eali zi ng sh e i s bo th w ea lth y an d

b e au t i f ul , h e i s m o re t ha n w ill in g t o go w i th h er . Orsi n o le a rn s hi s fri end an d con fi d an t C esa rio h as wo n Oli vi a. F u r io us a nd b e t ray e d , h e c o nfr on ts Oli vi a a nd S eba stia n, mi stakin g hi m f or Cesar i o. Vio la e nte r s , p r ev e n ti ng Or s ino fr o m co mmi tti ng a de sp erate act. Sh e an d S eb a sti an a re r e u n i t e d, V iol a revea ling he r tr ue i de n ti ty a nd Orsi n o re al i zi n g h e l o ve s Vi o la. A s p r ep a ra ti o ns fo r a d ou ble -wedd in g g et un der way, Mal vo l io a p pe ar s, ha v i n g e s c a p ed f ro m the as y lu m. F este re veals h i s a nd h is co ho rts’ d ec e ptio n . Hu mi li a t e d , Malvo lio l eave s a s the ha ppy cou ples cele br ate .