Twelfth Night: A Musical Adaptation Of William Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night' at OCTA

"Twelfth Night: A Musical Adaptation Of William Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night' "

Conceived by Kwame Kwei-Armah & Shaina Taub
Music and Lyrics by Shaina Taub
Directed by Ashton Botts
Music Direction by Ashley Jones Rivers
Choreographed by Emara Neymour Jackson
May 29th-June 14th, 2026

“…a rousing contemporary musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic romantic comedy about mistaken identity and self-discovery. Twelfth Night tells the story of Viola, a young heroine who washes up on the shores of Illyria, disguises herself as a man, is sent to court a countess and falls hard for a Duke. As she navigates this strange and wonderful new land, she finds her true self and true love in the process.”

– Concord Theatricals

Cast

Viola

Abbey Downs

Sebastian

Charlie Meacham

Olivia

Cassandra Nguyen

Orsino

Joseph Johnson

Antonio

Josaphat D. Chambers

Feste

Barbara Jurgensmeier

Malvolio

Simon Schupp

Maria

Katie Kidwell-Trivilino

Sir Andrew

David Sadzin

Sir Toby

Stan Cole

Fabian

Ben Sissel

Ensemble/Swing

Em Coffin

Ensemble

Joy Richardson

Ensemble

Miles Wirth

Ensemble

Aaron Cameron

Ensemble/Featured Dancer

Emily Mushinski

Creative Team

Director

Ashton Botts

Music Director

Ashley Jones Rivers

Assistant Director

Katie Schieferecke

Choreographer

Emara Neymour Jackson

Stage Manager

Amanda Tufano

Set Designer

Sydney Cheek

Lighting Designer

Colton Rice

Costume Designer

SJ Jeter

Props Designer

Bre Kristian

Sound Designer

Celeste Abrahamson

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