"Sebastian and Olivia: married 2011 ... divorced 2012"
I HAVE JUST SEEN THE MOST WONDERFUL, AWESOME, GAY, QUIRKY, FUNNY, PRODUCTION OF TWELFTH NIGHT... EVER.
I know of no better way to tell how wonderful it was than to talk about it at length. With pictures from the theater's site.
First, some context. Modern setting: Hollywood. Olivia and Orsino were actors; Toby was one, female, and two, some kind of washed-up... something; Maria's purpose seemed mostly makeup; Malvolio was a bodyguard; Curio was a personal assistant; Antonio was... gay. Original text, but with little asides a la "HELL YEAH" and "THIS IS AWESOME".
Now let's meet our cast of characters...
Olivia, with Viola (as Cesario) in the background. Olivia was quite good. This Viola was the CUTEST EVER. Orsino was a straight-up douchebag, and poor Viola having to sit next to him while Feste sings "Alone", trying to hold back the tears, and there I am on the edge of my seat going OMG BB COME HERE YOU NEED A HUG ;_;.
LOL OH TOBY. Sadly, Toby/Maria did NOT happen here. :( She was amazing, though.
Maria, with Fabian next to her and Andrew on the ground, Toby in the background. Everyone kept hitting on her (Maria), and she herself was adorable.
Feste! A tiny, pill-popping chick. Awesome. XD This is during the aforementioned "Alone". Poor Viola. :( You can also see Curio in the background, who got the funniest added lines - "Seek her out!" "Seek her out y' damn self."
MALVOLIO'S TONGUE IS TANGING WITH ARGUMENTS OF STATE. WE KNOW THIS BECAUSE HE HAS BARACK OBAMA'S BOOK STUFFED DOWN HIS PANTS. Oh, LAWD. I discovered before the show, reading the program, that he is the drama teacher at my school. o_o I HAVE HEARD MY FRIENDS COMPLAIN ABOUT HIM. But he was hilarious. Anyway, here he is, appearing fresh. In the modern sense.
LOL KNIFE FIGHT. Dude, Andrew, man up. :| And in the background there is Antonio, who was FANTASTICALLY gay and adorable. But more on him later.
HEY AWKWARD! Antonio gives Sebastian his purse (read: wadge of bills). OH ANTONIO, WERE YOU HOPING FOR SOMETHING? :( (It's a condom, if you can't tell.) He managed to blow it off all OH YOU KNOW JUST A REGULAR DUDE GETTING SOME ACTION style, though.
The guard (played by the same guy who played the sailor and the priest), holding Antonio on some kind of weird... chain... kinky... bondage... THING. I really don't know. Anyway, here you can see the full fabulousness of Antonio's pink shiny back-of-vest. And there's Orsino in the chair, and Viola.
There are a ton of gratuitous sexy!shots of Olivia on the theatre's website. Not that I'm complaining...
So, just going to run it through by scenes and describe little bits from each. (Note: I actually kind of hate when people describe awesome productions they've been to, because it makes me sad that I couldn't go, so this makes me a huge hypocrite. But I don't know anyone in person who likes Shakespeare, so YOU WILL HAVE TO DO, DEAR FLIST. *hugs*)
First, one thing that I read from the program before the show. Each person who helped produce the show had a little blurb. Here is a sentence from the director's:
Her directing highlights at Impact include the infamous lesbian Othello, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, among others.
Back the fuck up. LESBIAN OTHELLO?
Yes. And, apparently, it was really good.
I wonder how they feel about ancient Rome...
Anyway, on with the show!
I.1
Curio: Will you go hunt, my lord?
Orsino: What, Curio?
Curio: The haaa-aaart! *pulls out a Wiimote and "HUNTING" game* Aww yeah!
I.3
Maria let Andrew grope her. Andrew took a picture with his cell phone. It was awkward.
I.4
Curio [to Viola]: I'M WATCHING YOU.
I.5
"Excellently done, if God did all." This takes place in modern-day Hollywood, remember. EXTREMELY dirty look from Olivia.
II.1
OH ANTONIO. ;_; ANTONIOOOO. This production had the cutest Antonio ever. Sweet and gay and adorable and pathetically in love with Sebastian. At the beginning of the scene Sebastian was starting to leave and at "Let me yet know of you!" Antonio just LUNGED and grabbed Sebastian's hand. It was awkward. And cute. And Antonio kept trying to touch Sebastian, like, pat his shoulders and stuff. At the end, after Sebastian left and Antonio finished his little speech, he was left standing there and I went "AWW :(" really loudly (though I did not mean for it to be loud, I swear!). The whole theater laughed. I like to think they were laughing in sympathy with Antonio, and not at me. Oh well.
II.3
Have I mentioned how fantastic this Toby was? Strutting around in her high heels and shiny makeup, drunk out of her MIND. And Andrew, who was one of those guys who will show how good he is at fighting by karate-chopping the air with a "HWAAAAH". Instead of singing the normal "love song", Feste sang "Let's Get It On", which came as EXTREMELY funny to me because... those from unkindestslash will know. XD
II.4
In which Feste sings "Alone" to Viola and Orsino. Poor Viola. ;_; She kept turning her head to Orsino's and then quickly away, and there was awkward hand-holding and knee-touching and just. asl;jfakjf. I was on the verge of running down to the stage to hug her, I swear. At one of the chorus, Feste holds the mic to everyone present for them to sing "How do I get you alone":
Orsino: HOW DO I GET YOU ALOOOOOOOONEEE
Viola: H-how do I get you alone...
Curio: Hell naw.
III.1
Olivia tries to seduce Viola. And do other things. "More favors to the count's servingman", etc... well, not that anything actually happened, but not for lack of trying on Olivia's part.
III.3
MORE ANTONIO. Shoulder massages and manly butt-patting were to be had. Also:
Sebastian: I pray you, let us satisfy our eyes with the MEMORIALS and THINGS OF FAME *grabs invisible boobs* that do renown this city...
Antonio: :(
And...
Antonio: Once in a sea fight 'gainst the count his galleys, I did some... service... of such note indeed...
Sebastian: Belike you slew great number of his people?
Antonio: Th' offense is not of such a bloody nature...
III.4
Andrew's challenge to Viola comes complete with a picture of himself on the back, with a lady on each arm. Stick figures, naturally.
IV.2
Haha, poor Malvolio. Stuffed in the bottom of the liquor cabinet. XD
V.1
Olivia... doesn't seem to care that Viola's a lady. Which is AWESOME. She still goes off with Sebastian, but that's ok. There was a very funny bit with the guy who played the guard, the priest, and the sailor. After "Call forth the holy father" everyone just sits around, waiting, until someone kind of nudges the guard and he stomps off the stage in a huff, throws on some kind of priestly garment while ranting at the top of his voice, and comes back on doing some kind of weird voice to show how angry he is. XD Orsino seems to take "mistress" quite literally, but he runs offstage with Viola in his arms, so all is well. (When did I start talking in present tense?)
And then, at the end, a screen came down and an epilogue of sorts was projected with pictures of the characters mentioned. I'm just paraphrasing some of it, but this was the general idea:
Viola and Orsino:
married 2011
divorced 2012
Olivia and Sebastian:
married 2011
divorced 2012
Sebastian and Antonio:
married 2012
(YAY! <3)
Orsino and Olivia:
married 2012
(wat)
Viola gets a degree in gender studies.
Curio starts a gossip blog.
Maria and Fabian put their writing skills to use and write a script that gets picked up by a major studio.
All-in-all, AMAZING, AMAZING, AMAZING. If you live in or around the SF Bay Area (does anyone? IDK), here is the theatre's website. GO SEE.
And because I can, YEY I MADE A FANVID.
[EDIT: GOOD GOD, LJ FORMATTING. WHAT THE HELL.]
[EDIT II: Ok, fixed it. But seriously, what the hell.]
[EDIT III: Good god, I can't type.]
I know of no better way to tell how wonderful it was than to talk about it at length. With pictures from the theater's site.
First, some context. Modern setting: Hollywood. Olivia and Orsino were actors; Toby was one, female, and two, some kind of washed-up... something; Maria's purpose seemed mostly makeup; Malvolio was a bodyguard; Curio was a personal assistant; Antonio was... gay. Original text, but with little asides a la "HELL YEAH" and "THIS IS AWESOME".
Now let's meet our cast of characters...
Olivia, with Viola (as Cesario) in the background. Olivia was quite good. This Viola was the CUTEST EVER. Orsino was a straight-up douchebag, and poor Viola having to sit next to him while Feste sings "Alone", trying to hold back the tears, and there I am on the edge of my seat going OMG BB COME HERE YOU NEED A HUG ;_;.
LOL OH TOBY. Sadly, Toby/Maria did NOT happen here. :( She was amazing, though.
Maria, with Fabian next to her and Andrew on the ground, Toby in the background. Everyone kept hitting on her (Maria), and she herself was adorable.
Feste! A tiny, pill-popping chick. Awesome. XD This is during the aforementioned "Alone". Poor Viola. :( You can also see Curio in the background, who got the funniest added lines - "Seek her out!" "Seek her out y' damn self."
MALVOLIO'S TONGUE IS TANGING WITH ARGUMENTS OF STATE. WE KNOW THIS BECAUSE HE HAS BARACK OBAMA'S BOOK STUFFED DOWN HIS PANTS. Oh, LAWD. I discovered before the show, reading the program, that he is the drama teacher at my school. o_o I HAVE HEARD MY FRIENDS COMPLAIN ABOUT HIM. But he was hilarious. Anyway, here he is, appearing fresh. In the modern sense.
LOL KNIFE FIGHT. Dude, Andrew, man up. :| And in the background there is Antonio, who was FANTASTICALLY gay and adorable. But more on him later.
HEY AWKWARD! Antonio gives Sebastian his purse (read: wadge of bills). OH ANTONIO, WERE YOU HOPING FOR SOMETHING? :( (It's a condom, if you can't tell.) He managed to blow it off all OH YOU KNOW JUST A REGULAR DUDE GETTING SOME ACTION style, though.
The guard (played by the same guy who played the sailor and the priest), holding Antonio on some kind of weird... chain... kinky... bondage... THING. I really don't know. Anyway, here you can see the full fabulousness of Antonio's pink shiny back-of-vest. And there's Orsino in the chair, and Viola.
There are a ton of gratuitous sexy!shots of Olivia on the theatre's website. Not that I'm complaining...
So, just going to run it through by scenes and describe little bits from each. (Note: I actually kind of hate when people describe awesome productions they've been to, because it makes me sad that I couldn't go, so this makes me a huge hypocrite. But I don't know anyone in person who likes Shakespeare, so YOU WILL HAVE TO DO, DEAR FLIST. *hugs*)
First, one thing that I read from the program before the show. Each person who helped produce the show had a little blurb. Here is a sentence from the director's:
Her directing highlights at Impact include the infamous lesbian Othello, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, among others.
Back the fuck up. LESBIAN OTHELLO?
Yes. And, apparently, it was really good.
I wonder how they feel about ancient Rome...
Anyway, on with the show!
I.1
Curio: Will you go hunt, my lord?
Orsino: What, Curio?
Curio: The haaa-aaart! *pulls out a Wiimote and "HUNTING" game* Aww yeah!
I.3
Maria let Andrew grope her. Andrew took a picture with his cell phone. It was awkward.
I.4
Curio [to Viola]: I'M WATCHING YOU.
I.5
"Excellently done, if God did all." This takes place in modern-day Hollywood, remember. EXTREMELY dirty look from Olivia.
II.1
OH ANTONIO. ;_; ANTONIOOOO. This production had the cutest Antonio ever. Sweet and gay and adorable and pathetically in love with Sebastian. At the beginning of the scene Sebastian was starting to leave and at "Let me yet know of you!" Antonio just LUNGED and grabbed Sebastian's hand. It was awkward. And cute. And Antonio kept trying to touch Sebastian, like, pat his shoulders and stuff. At the end, after Sebastian left and Antonio finished his little speech, he was left standing there and I went "AWW :(" really loudly (though I did not mean for it to be loud, I swear!). The whole theater laughed. I like to think they were laughing in sympathy with Antonio, and not at me. Oh well.
II.3
Have I mentioned how fantastic this Toby was? Strutting around in her high heels and shiny makeup, drunk out of her MIND. And Andrew, who was one of those guys who will show how good he is at fighting by karate-chopping the air with a "HWAAAAH". Instead of singing the normal "love song", Feste sang "Let's Get It On", which came as EXTREMELY funny to me because... those from unkindestslash will know. XD
II.4
In which Feste sings "Alone" to Viola and Orsino. Poor Viola. ;_; She kept turning her head to Orsino's and then quickly away, and there was awkward hand-holding and knee-touching and just. asl;jfakjf. I was on the verge of running down to the stage to hug her, I swear. At one of the chorus, Feste holds the mic to everyone present for them to sing "How do I get you alone":
Orsino: HOW DO I GET YOU ALOOOOOOOONEEE
Viola: H-how do I get you alone...
Curio: Hell naw.
III.1
Olivia tries to seduce Viola. And do other things. "More favors to the count's servingman", etc... well, not that anything actually happened, but not for lack of trying on Olivia's part.
III.3
MORE ANTONIO. Shoulder massages and manly butt-patting were to be had. Also:
Sebastian: I pray you, let us satisfy our eyes with the MEMORIALS and THINGS OF FAME *grabs invisible boobs* that do renown this city...
Antonio: :(
And...
Antonio: Once in a sea fight 'gainst the count his galleys, I did some... service... of such note indeed...
Sebastian: Belike you slew great number of his people?
Antonio: Th' offense is not of such a bloody nature...
III.4
Andrew's challenge to Viola comes complete with a picture of himself on the back, with a lady on each arm. Stick figures, naturally.
IV.2
Haha, poor Malvolio. Stuffed in the bottom of the liquor cabinet. XD
V.1
Olivia... doesn't seem to care that Viola's a lady. Which is AWESOME. She still goes off with Sebastian, but that's ok. There was a very funny bit with the guy who played the guard, the priest, and the sailor. After "Call forth the holy father" everyone just sits around, waiting, until someone kind of nudges the guard and he stomps off the stage in a huff, throws on some kind of priestly garment while ranting at the top of his voice, and comes back on doing some kind of weird voice to show how angry he is. XD Orsino seems to take "mistress" quite literally, but he runs offstage with Viola in his arms, so all is well. (When did I start talking in present tense?)
And then, at the end, a screen came down and an epilogue of sorts was projected with pictures of the characters mentioned. I'm just paraphrasing some of it, but this was the general idea:
Viola and Orsino:
married 2011
divorced 2012
Olivia and Sebastian:
married 2011
divorced 2012
Sebastian and Antonio:
married 2012
(YAY! <3)
Orsino and Olivia:
married 2012
(wat)
Viola gets a degree in gender studies.
Curio starts a gossip blog.
Maria and Fabian put their writing skills to use and write a script that gets picked up by a major studio.
All-in-all, AMAZING, AMAZING, AMAZING. If you live in or around the SF Bay Area (does anyone? IDK), here is the theatre's website. GO SEE.
And because I can, YEY I MADE A FANVID.
Click to view[EDIT: GOOD GOD, LJ FORMATTING. WHAT THE HELL.]
[EDIT II: Ok, fixed it. But seriously, what the hell.]
[EDIT III: Good god, I can't type.]