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William ShakespeareTwelfth Night (June 21, 2009)

LibriVox recording of Twelfth Night.

In the main plot of this play, Viola, is shipwrecked on the shores of Illyria during the opening scenes. She loses contact with her twin brother, Sebastian, whom she believes dead. Masquerading as a young page under the name Cesario, she enters the service of Duke Orsino. Orsino is in love with the bereaved Lady Olivia, whose father and brother have recently died, and who will have nothing to do with any suitors, the Duke included. Orsino decides to use “Cesario” as an intermediary. Olivia, believing Viola to be a man, falls in love with this handsome and eloquent messenger. Viola, in turn, has fallen in love with the Duke, who also believes Viola is a man, and who regards her as his confidant. Meanwhile Sebastian, Viola’s brother, believed deceased, arrives on the scene, sowing confusion. Mistaking him for Viola, Olivia asks him to marry her, and they are secretly united. Finally, when the twins appear in the presence of both Olivia and the Duke, there is more wonder and awe at their similarity, at which point Viola reveals she is really a female and that Sebastian is her lost twin brother. The play ends in a declaration of marriage between the Duke and Viola, and it is learned that Toby has married Maria.

In the subplot, several of Olivia’s household conspire to make Malvolio, Olivia’s pompous head stewart, believe that Olivia wishes to marry him. She takes his subsequent actions for madness and leaves him to the mercies of his tormentors. At the end of the play Malvolio learns of their conspiracy and storms off promising revenge. (Summary from Wikipedia/Karen Savage)

Cast:
Orsino, Duke of Illyria — Joshua B. Christensen
Sebastian — Madame Tusk
Antonio, a Sea Captain, friend to Sebastian — Alan Davis Drake
A Sea Captain — Kara Shallenberg
Valentine, a gentleman attending on the Duke — Zachary Brewster-Geisz
Curio, a gentleman attending on the Duke — Heather Barnett
Sir Toby Belch, uncle to Olivia — Alan Davis Drake
Sir Andrew Aguecheek — Andy Minter
Malvolio, steward to Olivia — John Gonzalez
Fabian, servant to Olivia — James Rye
Feste the Clown — Larysa Jaworski
Olivia, a rich Countess — Kristin Hughes
Viola — Karen Savage
Maria, Olivia's waiting woman — Rosalind Wills
Servant — Larysa Jaworski
Priest — J.C.
First Officer — Christie Nowak
Second Officer — Rosalind Wills
Narrator — Gesine


This audio is part of the collection: LibriVox

Artist/Composer: William Shakespeare
Date: 2009-06-21
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature; play; comedy; shakespeare; twelfth night

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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