Twelfth Night - Act 3 Scene 2

After witnessing Olivia lavish attention on Orsino's serving man Caesario (actually Viola disguised as a boy), a very upset Sir Andrew has decided to pack up and leave. Toby must convince him to stay if the flow of money and entertainment is to continue. With the help of Fabian, a servant of Olivia's who is in on the chicanery, and some creative lies, Toby manages to convince Andrew that Olivia was actually actually acting out of love for Andrew, and that Andrew must challenge the Count's servingman to a duel in order to prove his valor and his love for her. After Andrew leaves to compose his letter of challenge, Toby and Fabian have a good laugh, and Toby shares his intentions to go through with instigating the duel, since he doubts either party actually has the courage to hurt the other.

In the meantime, Maria returns to report that the steward Malvolio has been acting on the forged love letter she dropped in his way. Believing himself to be following Olivia's instructions (with whom he is in love), Malvolio has donned yellow stockings and cross-garters (a color and a fashion Olivia in fact abhors), and is resolved to smile constantly in her presence. These behaviors are so out of character for Malvolio that she will think he has lost his mind. Longtime enemies of the puritanical steward, Maria, Toby and Fabian find this hilarious. In a later scene, convinced of his madness and preoccupied with her own concerns (namely, Caesario), Olivia unwittingly gives Malvolio over to Toby to "be looked to." Using Malvolio's unusual behavior as a pretext, Toby, Maria and Fabian will pretend to be terrified that he is insane and possessed by demons. Toby and Maria then take the joke yet a step further by using this to have Malvolio locked up in a dark room where they can torment him.

Actors: Dan Higbee as Fabian, Kate Hurster as Maria, Ian McCafferty as Sir Toby Belch, and Nick Suders as Sir Andrew Aguecheek.

This complete production of Twelfth Night was produced and directed by Emmy Miller and Jonah Cohen for the Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival, in the summer of 2005. Space, set and lighting were provided by PSF. Costumes are by Katherine Hafer.

Miller and Cohen have put up 13 Shakespearean productions with high school students at The Shipley School in the past five years, and have directed and produced at the professional level for Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival (Twelfth Night for Summer YPC 2005) and the Echolalia Theater Company.

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[Armilin621]

why cut so much of maria's lines. That was one of the few paragraphs she had yet you diminished it to that. Why?

[jonahramu]

@Armilin621

Hey Armilin621. We cut: "desire the spleen" "is turned heathen, a very renegado; for there is no Christian, that means to be saved by believing rightly, can ever believe such impossible passages of grossness."

"like a pedant that keeps a school i' the church. I have dogged him, like his murderer."

As it is cut, she gets a lot more laughs and the audience is less confused. Sometimes, you need to cut a little. Only sometimes though.

[jonahramu]

@Armilin621 @Armilin621

Hey Armilin621. We cut: "desire the spleen"

 "is turned heathen, a very renegado; for there is no Christian, that means to be saved by believing rightly, can ever believe such impossible passages of grossness."

"like a pedant that keeps a school i' the church. I have dogged him, like his murderer."

As it is cut, she gets a lot more laughs and the audience is less confused. Sometimes, you need to cut a little. Only sometimes though.

[jonahramu]

Hey Armilin621. We cut: "desire the spleen" "is turned heathen, a very renegado; for there is no Christian, that means to be saved by believing rightly, can ever believe such impossible passages of grossness."

"like a pedant that keeps a school i' the church. I have dogged him, like his murderer."

As it is cut, she gets a lot more laughs and the audience is less confused. Sometimes, you need to cut a little. Only sometimes though.

[tmonkeypunch]

Awesome acting. Much better than the movie

Do you have the video for Act 2 Scene 3? We did that scene and it was a blast in a good way. Kinda wanted to compare it with this play.

[jonahramu]

I do have video for 2.3 at my home, but am away from till mid-July. I'll put it up then, if you'd still like. And thanks for the complement!

[titlee89]

Did Act 2 scene 3 ever get put up? We're going to do that scene and I'd be so grateful if i could take a look at what you did and maybe get some inspiration.

thanks!

[Raspberryglance]

Do you have the wooing scene with olivia and viola? (: I love that part of the play, it's so romantic and funny!

[WellKnownSecret]

Brilliant blocking. Amazing acting. The director and actors should be proud!

[Aylingater77]

YES! ok, your right im sorry.