Twelfth Night│2022
DIRECTED BY CARL COFIELD, CHOREOGRAPHED BY TIFFANY REA-FISHER, FIGHT DIRECTED BY RICK SORDELET & CHRISTIAN KELLY-DORDELET
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PRODUCTIONS THAT MAKE YOU FEEL LUCKY TO BE IN NEW YORK.
- The New York Times Critics Pick
In this hilarious Afrofuturistic take on the Shakespearean classic comedy of crossed lovers, Viola, long lost from her twin Sebastian, dresses as a boy and works under the Duke Orsino, whom she falls deeply in love with. However, Orsino is in love with the mourning Countess Olivia. Orsino sends Viola to court Olivia for him, but Olivia falls for Viola instead. Sebastian arrives, causing a torrent of mistaken identity, and marries Olivia. Viola then reveals her true identity and marries Orsino.
EMERGE125’s 2022/2023 Season kicked off with Classical Theatre of Harlem’s Twelfth Night with Tony nominee Kara Young as Viola. This show marked Tiffany Rea-Fisher’s 8th production as a choreographer with CTH and this summer’s production held a record breaking 17,000+ audience members in attendance!
“And even if Cofield evinces too heavy a hand for comedy at times, his Twelfth Night at least vibrates with a playful spirit that keeps it fresh and entertaining, exemplified by choreographer Tiffany Rea-Fisher’s exuberant interstitial dance sequences and composer-sound designer Frederick Kennedy’s R&B-flavored settings for some of Feste’s (Israel Erron Ford) songs, complete with Auto-tune.”
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