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Twelfth Night

by William Shakespeare

Directed by Mei Ann Teo

Booking and details

Dates & Tickets

Dates Tue, May 13 – Sun, Jun 22, 2025

Venue Folger Theatre

Tickets $20 – $84

Duration 2 hours and 15 minutes, including a 15-minute intermission

Viola washes up on the shore after losing her twin brother in a shipwreck. In disguise as her twin brother, she lands in the world of Duke Orsino. 

Folger Theatre presents a playful interpretation of a beloved Shakespeare comedy that brings gender fluidity, mistaken identities, and what it means to move between worlds into a joyful discovery of love.

CONTENT TRANSPARENCY

This production of Twelfth Night includes mature content including sexual innuendo, stylized intimacy, adult language, and simulated alcohol and tobacco use.

CAUTION

The production utilizes haze and strobing lights.


About Shakespeare’s play

Discover free Folger resources related to Twelfth Night, including the synopsis, famous quotes, essays, and the full text of the play from the Folger edition. Learn more

 

Children under the age of 4 are not permitted.

Reviews

“Shamelessly entertaining, vibrant, and bighearted.” — Sophia Nguyen, The Washington Post

“A feast for the senses.” — Sophia Howes, DC Theater Arts

“A lush, gender-bending reimagining.” — Kate Michael, K Street Magazine

Videography by Jeffrey Ray.

Cast

El Beh

Sebastian and cello composition

El Beh

Alina Collins Maldonado

Olivia

Alina Collins Maldonado

Futaba

Feste

Futaba

Lilli Hokama

Viola/Cesario

Lilli Hokama

Erika Johnson

Percussionist / Music Director/ Percussion and drums composition

Erika Johnson

Che Kabia

Sir Toby Belch

Che Kabia

Alyssa Keegan

Orsino

Alyssa Keegan

Shubhangi Kuchibhotla

Maria

Shubhangi Kuchibhotla

Hunter Ringsmith

Sir Andrew Aguecheek

Hunter Ringsmith

Todd Scofield

Antonio

Todd Scofield

Nicholas Yenson

Malvolio

Nicholas Yenson

Understudies

Joe Crea

Sir Andrew Aguecheek and Antonio

Joe Crea

Tristin Evans

Feste

Tristin Evans

Shayna Freedman

Orsino

Shayna Freedman

Sally Imbriano

Viola/Cesario and Sebastian

Sally Imbriano

Nick Martin

Malvolio and Sir Toby Belch

Nick Martin

Graciela Rey

Olivia and Maria

Graciela Rey

Creative team

Mei Ann Teo

Director

Mei Ann Teo

Tony Thomas

Choreographer

Tony Thomas

Be Steadwell

Composer

Be Steadwell

David I. Reynoso

Scenic Designer

David I. Reynoso

Olivera Gajic

Costume Designer

Olivera Gajic

Minjoo Kim

Lighting Designer

Minjoo Kim

Justin Schmitz

Sound Designer

Justin Schmitz

Hao Bai

Projections Designer

Hao Bai

Amy Kellett

Props Designer

Amy Kellett

Jenna Lynn Keefer

Production Stage Manager

Jenna Lynn Keefer

Luís Ramon Córdovez

Assistant Stage Manager

Luís Ramon Córdovez

Madalyn Oliver

Production Assistant

Madalyn Oliver

Sierra Young

Intimacy and Fight Choreographer

Sierra Young

Jen Rabbitt Ring

Voice and Text Coach

Jen Rabbitt Ring

Jesse Cameron Alick

Dramaturg

Jesse Cameron Alick

Danica Rodriguez

Casting Director

Danica Rodriguez

Mekala Sridhar

Associate Director

Mekala Sridhar

Mark Costello

Associate Projection Designer

Mark Costello

Gisela Estrada

Associate Scenic Designer

Gisela Estrada

Ashlynne (Ash) Ludwig

Assistant Costume Designer

Ashlynne (Ash) Ludwig

Isabel Sheehan

Costume Design Assistant

Isabel Sheehan

Accessibility

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Mask-required performance

  • Tuesday, May 20, at 7:30pm

 

Relaxed performances

  • Sunday, June 1, at 7:30pm
  • Wednesday, June 11, at 2pm

Audio-described performance

  • Saturday, June 7, at 2pm

 

Open-captioned performances

  • Sunday, June 8, at 2pm
  • Sunday, June 8, at 7:30pm

Special performances

Pay what you will

  • Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 7:30pm

The concept is simple: you tell us what you will pay for your ticket! Sales begin two (2) hours before curtain at the door and are available on a first come, first served basis — limit one (1) ticket per person.

Post-show discussion

  • Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 7:30pm

Join us after the performance for a free conversation with the cast, moderated by the production dramaturg.

Folger Theatre Sponsors

With special thanks to

The Share Fund

Premier Season Sponsor

Dr. Bill and Evelyn Braithwaite

Season Sponsor

Andrea “Andi” Kasarsky
Helen and David Kenney & Family

Production Sponsor

Nancy and Steve Howard

Contributing Sponsor

Celia and Keith Arnaud
Gail Kern Paster
Scott and Liz Vance

Associate Sponsor

Timothy J. Carlton
Col. Wesley P. Hallman and Dr. Silvana Rubino-Hallman
Rick Kasten
Peter Michel
Peter and Mary Pennington

Artist Sponsor

Karl K. and Carrol Benner Kindel

Open-captioned Performance Sponsors

Vinton and Sigrid Cerf

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Queer Dramaturgy with Alexa Alice Joubin
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Queer Dramaturgy with Alexa Alice Joubin

Join Professor Alexa Alice Joubin for a workshop on queer dramaturgy before seeing the Folger Theatre production of Twelfth Night.
Fri, May 30, 2025, 6:30pm
Folger Library

Q&As with the director and composer

Q&A with Twelfth Night director Mei Ann Teo
Folger Spotlight

Q&A with Twelfth Night director Mei Ann Teo

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The Folger Spotlight

Director Mei Ann Teo shares the vision for Folger Theatre’s production of Twelfth Night. Shakespearean original practice, the soulful pop of local icon composer Be Steadwell, and an ensemble proposition all inform a production that Teo describes as “hilarious, sexy, and devastating.”

Play on!: An interview with "Twelfth Night" composer Be Steadwell
Folger Spotlight

Play on!: An interview with "Twelfth Night" composer Be Steadwell

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Folger Theatre’s Twelfth Night begins performances May 13. Composer Be Steadwell shares how The Cure, Elizabethan traditional ballads, the underground club scene in Berlin, and queer ball culture all inspire the songs for this production.

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