Presented with Northwest Classical Theatre
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| Director................................ | Edgar Reynolds | Costume & Set Design................. | Hai Pham Thi |
| Valentine.............................. | Peter Pressman | Dramaturg....................................... | Heather Andrews |
| Curio..................................... | Atticus Mowry | Sound Editors.................................. | Davin Presnel |
| Orsino................................... | Garland Lyons | Kevin Elmore | |
| Feste...................................... | Barney Stein | Robert Millsap | |
| Viola/Cesario....................... | Deirdre Atkinson | Matt Schultz | |
| Sea Capitan.......................... | Sam Mowry | Music Complements of.................. | Persia.org |
| Sir Toby Belch..................... | Chris Porter | Cast Photography........................... | Rio |
| Maria..................................... | Ithica Tell | ||
| Sir Andrew Aguecheek..... | Greg Alexander | ||
| Olivia..................................... | Allison Anderson | ||
| Fabia...................................... | Bibi Walton | ||
| Malvolio................................ | Brian Bartley | ||
| Antonio................................. | Grant Turner | ||
| Sebastian.............................. | Arron Farrar | ||
| Priest.................................... | Edgar Reynolds | ||
This comedy shows fools in love and the kind of folly we may commit in romantic attractions.
Feste is a chorus to this comedy of lovers; he comments wittily to lovers about their amorous
excesses, not that they listen to him. A beggar, he cadges money from them. Orsino & Viola/Cesario,
Oiliva & Sebastian, Toby & Maria, even the losers in love, Malvolio & Andrew are possessed
by love's madness.
Many scholars have speculated where Illyria might be. Two references in the text to Persia
suggested that exotic place in 1601 where four Elizabethans might be shipwrecked. Why not?
Love's folly is universal, after all.
~Edgar Reynolds, Director
GREG ALEXANDER (Sir Andrew) - recently arrived in Portland,
Greg played Alonso in THE TEMPEST, Flute in MIDSUMMER
NIGHTS DREAM, and Mortimer in HENRY IV in Coos Bay.
He recently played did several roles in radio
plays for Willamette Radio Workshop.
ALLISON ANDERSON (Olivia) - is a grad of Lewis and Clark College, now
works at Intel. She did many roles in Tygres Heart Shakespeare plays,
among them Ophelia, Adriana, Joan of Arc, Portia, Lady Anne, Blanche,
Margaret, and Phoebe over that company's ten year run from 1991.
DEIRDRE ATKINSON (Viola/Cesario) also played
Lady Macbeth for Northwest Classical Theatre.
BRIAN BARTLEY (Malvolio) is new to Portland. He played
Cliff in CABARETon a German tour, Algernon in
IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST and Guildenstern
in HAMLET in NYC. He is a grad of Linfield College
and the American Musical& Dramatic Academy.
ARRON FARRAR (Sebastian) - from Maine played Cinna
in JULIUS CAESAR for NW Classical.
New York credits include AUTO/DELETE for
New Dramatists and LANDS
END for the New York Theatre Workshop. He recently
married Carrie, the love of his life.
GARLAND LYONS (Orsino) in the last four years in
Portland, he has played roles at NW Children's Theatre,
Stark Raving Theatre, Profile Theatre Project,
and Quintessence Theatre. He may be seen in
Actors To Go for ART. Garland holds two bachelor
degrees from the University of Washington.
ATTICUS MOWRY (Curio) was Foley (sound) artist for
Sundays by the Philco at Mt. Hood Repertory Theatre,
He worked with the Willamette Radio Workshop
since their DRACULA production; he has
acted and provided Foley for six of their productions.
Curio is his first role with Northwest Classical
Theatre.
CHRIS PORTER (Sir Toby) - played many roles
for Tygres Heart Shakespeare Company,
among them Don Armado in LOVE'S LABORS LOST.
He is a founding member of the Willamette Radio Workshop
(www.radiowork.com) where his extensive bio can be found.
BARNEY STEIN (Feste) - settled in Portland from
New York and LA. His last role was the lead in
THE BEAMS ARE CREAKING at West End Theatre.
A gifted singer-dancer- musician, he played piano for
GIFTS OF THE MAGI at Broadway Rose.
In New York he played in HAIR; in LA he was Jesus in
JC SUPERSTAR, and he danced in the movie
THE AGE OF INNOCENCE.
He has a Masters in Dance from Stanford.
ITHICA TELL (Maria) - a grad of Southern Oregon U
in Theatre, she was the Mother in a film,
BRIDGE CITY WOMEN and a Juror on
TV's WE THE JURY. She has acted locally for ART,
NW Children's Theatre, Portland Center Stage,
Sojourn Theatre, HART, and she understudied
two roles for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
GRANT TURNER (Antonio) a confessed Shakespeare nut, is Artisitic Director
of NW Classical Theatre and has played Petruchio, Hamlet, Macbeth, Marc
Antony, York among other roles. He produces the annual Shakespeare tribute
on April 23.
BIBI WALTON (Fabia) played an impressive Cardinal in
NWCT's HENRY VI, Mistress Overdone in
MEASURE FOR MEASURE,
Mistress Quickly in MERRY WIVES
OF WINDSOR, and she has acted in several movies.
Costume Concepts
Special Thanks
~Sam Mowry of the Willamette Radio Workshop
~Lewis & Clark College Dept. of Theatre,
~Actors courtesy of Portland Area Theatre Alliance auditions
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In which a shipwrecked cross-dressing twin decides to woo the fair Olivia in the name of her employer, Count Orsino, and does her job all too well. |
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In which plots are laid against an arrogant steward, and all lovers become increasingly confused. |
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In which the aforementioned plot causes the steward to act like a foolish lunatic, a drunkard tricks a fop into dueling the cross-dressing twin, and the survival of yet another twin causes ever more confusion. |
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In which the steward is locked and tormented in a madhouse, and Olivia bound in marriage to the male twin. |
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In which all is made right again. Mostly. |
