{"id":364082,"date":"2026-06-17T10:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T10:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/364082\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T10:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T10:50:10","slug":"twelfth-night-to-open-sacramento-shakespeare-festivals-60th-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/364082\/","title":{"rendered":"TWELFTH NIGHT to Open Sacramento Shakespeare Festival’s 60th Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sacramento Shakespeare Festival will present Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare<\/a> from July 3 – July 26. Twelfth Night\u00a0opens Friday, July 3 at 7:30 pm, and also performs on July 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, at 7:30 pm, and July 5, 12, 19, and 26 at 2:00 pm.\u00a0All performances will be held in the Art Court Theatre in the Performing Arts Center on the campus of Sacramento City College at 3835 Freeport Blvd.\u00a0Ticket prices for Twelfth Night are\u00a0$20 General Admission; $15 for Seniors, Veterans\/Military Personnel, and Persons with Disabilities; and $10 for Students.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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After an historic run outdoors in Land Park, because of changing climate and increasing summer heat, we moved indoors in 2019 for Shakespeare in Love and Twelfth Night on our Auditorium stage. We were dark in 2020 due to the pandemic. In 2021, we performed Hamlet live in the Art Court Courtyard, and live-streamed our performances to an audience at home; along with zoom productions of three original Shakespeare-inspired plays.\u00a0In 2022, we did a full production of Romeo and Juliet, and a fully staged reading of another original play. In 2023, we moved into the Art Court Theatre still live and in person with Macbeth, and we sold out. The following year we did Julius Caesar in the Art Court and found that we love the intimacy of the smaller space. So we are still there.<\/p>\n

Twelfth Night\u00a0is a fast-paced romantic comedy with several interwoven plots of romance, mistaken identities and practical jokes. Separated from her twin brother Sebastian in a shipwreck, Viola disguises herself as a boy, calls herself Cesario, and becomes a servant to the Duke Orsino. He sends her to woo the Countess Olivia on his behalf, but the Countess falls in love with Cesario.\u00a0<\/p>\n

William Shakespeare<\/a>\u00a0was an English playwright, poet and, actor.\u00a0Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, he moved to London, where his plays were produced as early as 1592.\u00a0His early plays were primarily comedies and histories, and are regarded as some of the best works produced in these genres; and his Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth are considered to be among the finest works in the English language.<\/p>\n

Twelfth Night\u00a0is directed by\u00a0Lori Ann DeLappe-Grondin and Christine Nicholson.\u00a0The Festival’s artistic team includes Wiley (Scenic Design),\u00a0Nicole Sivell (Costume Design), and Katie Alba (Lighting Design).<\/p>\n

Stepping into our 60th year, we’re thrilled to introduce the vibrant ensemble bringing our 1966\u2011Philadelphia\u00a0Twelfth Night\u00a0to life. This cast of powerhouse performers, soulful vocalists, and sharp comedians is ready to fill Illyria with harmony, heartache, and a whole lot of wicked fun. We can’t wait for you to experience the magic they’re about to make onstage.<\/p>\n

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