Fresno State\u2019s University Theatre will bring \u201cTwelfth Night\u201d to the stage May 1-9, presenting one of William Shakespeare\u2019s most popular comedies.<\/p>\n
Directed by Michelle Bellaver, the production follows Viola, who is shipwrecked and separated from her twin brother before disguising herself as a man to work for Duke Orsino. Things get complicated as Viola falls for Orsino, who loves Countess Olivia, who then falls for Viola in disguise.<\/p>\n
At the center of the show is Olivia, played by Beyonce Rodriguez-Fabela, a senior theatre arts acting major. She said the production blends humor with emotional moments that feel relatable.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis show has pretty much everything,\u201dRodriguez-Fabela said. \u201cThere is so much love and loss and so many funny moments that will make audiences laugh and relate to these characters.\u201d<\/p>\n
That mix of humor and emotion continues throughout the show, touching on identity, love and deception through quick scenes and mix-ups.<\/p>\n
Performances will take place at the John Wright Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on May 1-2 and 5-9, with a 2 p.m. matinee on May 3. Parking is free for Friday through Sunday shows, while weekday parking permits can be purchased online.<\/p>\n
Tickets are available online, with discounted options for students. For more information, students can visit the University Theatre Instagram.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fresno State\u2019s University Theatre will bring \u201cTwelfth Night\u201d to the stage May 1-9, presenting one of William Shakespeare\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":294106,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-294105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=294105"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294105\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/294106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=294105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=294105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=294105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}