Audiences have been laughing their way out of the theater for the past two weeks, so don’t miss out on your last three chances to see Twelfth Night at Canyon Moon Theatre, Thursday through Saturday, April 22-24 at 7:30 PM. It features silly lovers and ale-loving pranksters, all chasing each other in a musical romp that ends in marriage with a few twists.
Never send a boy to do a man’s work, especially if he’s a girl! Romantic complications among the upper classes multiply in the fantasy kingdom of Illyria as Duke Orsino sends Viola (thinking she is a boy) to woo the celibate Olivia in his name. Add a backdrop of side-splitting revelry as the ever-tipsy Sir Toby Belch and the foolish knight, Sir Andrew Aguecheek, join forces with the fun-loving Maria to marry Olivia off to Sir Andrew and to dupe the puritanical steward Malvolio into making a fool of himself by wooing Olivia. Throw in a twin brother, sword play, various other disguises and twelve songs and the rollercoaster is at full throttle.
Twelfth Night is directed by Canyon Moon favorite Robert Bays who also plays the fun-loving Sir Toby. Bays is a Broadway veteran who has appeared at Canyon Moon as the ailing Judge in Trying and as the Neil Simon stand-in in Chapter Two. The musical director, Teri Bays, returns to CMT as Maria after playing opposite her husband in last season’s Chapter Two. Craig Hartley as Malvolio was in CMT’s production of The Importance of Being Earnest and has an extensive background in theatre as a director and actor.
Brad Roberts, aka Sir Andrew Aguecheek, works for Yavapai Broadcasting and is a veteran of CMT’s murder mysteries where he has played everything from a flighty female to a Hawaiian ghost. Mary Wallin, who starred in Barefoot in the Park, plays Viola, the object of everyone’s affection. The Duke of Orsino, Justin Ove, last appeared at CMT in Jerry Finnegan’s Sister. When Justin is not onstage, he is becoming a sommelier at Page Springs Winery. Talented newcomer Sarah Ann Lesslie plays the lovely Olivia. Sir Toby’s band consists of Robert Bays and Teri Bays on piano, C C Cline on bass and Thomas Wisbey on drums. Set and costume design are by Robert Reninger, who has worked throughout the west as a stylist and designer.
Tickets are $19. Full-time student tickets are $11. To purchase tickets, call Brown Paper Tickets’ 24-hour hotline at 1-800-838-3006. Tickets are also available at Rycus’ Corners and Marketplace Café in the VOC and at Basha’s in West Sedona. Thursday through Saturday shows are at 7:30 p.m. Sunday performances are at 3 p.m. Canyon Moon Theatre is located in the Oak Creek Factory Outlets, next to Village Pet Supply and Grooming, on Highway 179 in the Village of Oak Creek.
Canyon Moon is supported by the Arizona Community Foundation and is northern Arizona’s year-round professional theater.
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