RELAXED PERFORMANCEPre-Performance Materials

Hedgerow TheatreHedgerow Theatre Company and Delaware County Community College DramaDepartment are working together to produce an in-person, outdoors performance ofTwelfth Night, by William Shakespeare. The performance will occur outside behind theHedgerow House, which is located at 146 W. Rose Valley Rd in Rose Valley, PA. Whenarriving at the Hedgerow House, patrons will park in the side parking lot and on thegrass next to the house. Hedgerow Theatre staff members and volunteers will directpatrons to parking places. Hedgerow Theatre staff members and volunteers will directpatrons to the performance area, which is located behind the Hedgerow House.

Theatre Check-inAfter parking, patrons will be directed to the check-in area, which is at the edge of theparking lot in front of the grassy seating area under a tent. Guests give their name to theHedgerow staff or volunteers at the tent and the Hedgerow staff or volunteers will givedirections on where to sit.

SeatingPatrons are invited to bring their own chair or blanket to sit on in the seating area towatch the play — or can ask a Hedgerow staff or volunteer for a chair. The seating areahas tiki torches on either side of the grass to assist with light and bugs. String lights arehanging in trees around the seating area to add additional light.

StageThe play takes place on a stage outdoors. The actors come on and off the stage.The actors talk, sing, and play on the stage.

Pre-Show Speech

A crew member will turn down the pre-show music and then step onto the stage tointroduce the show. This person will point out where to find bathrooms and introducethat this performance is a relaxed performance.

Entrances & ExitsIf leaving the space, an exit can be found to the right of the seating area. Audiencesshould only enter and exit through the right side of the seating area to avoid stepping onequipment or wires used for the show.

Actor’s VoicesThe actors in the play speak differently than we do now.

ActorsSome actors play more than one character. For example, the actor who plays a policeofficer also plays the priest. Some actors will disguise themselves to look like someoneelse, but are playing the same character. For example, Viola will wear a mustache topretend to be a person named ‘Cesario’, but we know she is actually Viola.

ViolenceSome characters become angry with each other and use their hands, swords, and evena cane to pretend to fight in this play. Every person who is in the play is always safe andhas practiced many times to make it look like a real fight, but in a way that no one getshurt.

MusicMusic is played before the play begins. During the play, actors sing to entertain us andtheir friends and are accompanied by a piano.

End of PlayWhen the play is over, the actors will take a bow. Patrons are welcome to clap for theactors at the end of the performance to show appreciation. It will be dark outside by theend of the show, so the stage lights will stay on while audience members exit.Hedgerow staff and volunteers will have glow wands to direct cars out of the parking lot.

Audio DescriptionAudience members are welcome to borrow audio headsets to listen to a description ofthe visual information of the play - the movement of the actors and the scenery. Atrained person, called an audio-describer, will speak into a microphone that goes tothese headsets describing what is happening in the action of the play. Audio describers

help individuals who are blind and/or experience low vision understand the visualinformation of a play.

LaughingThe play is a comedy and can be funny. Audience members are encouraged to laughout loud if they want to.

Quiet PlaceIf the show is too loud or if someone may need a calming space, audience memberscan go to the gravel space opposite the grassy area, or ask Hedgerow staff members orvolunteers for the quiet space inside the House. Actors may walk around the housebuilding at the same time.

BathroomGuests may go to the bathroom anytime they may need. During the show, guests canuse the porta potty to the right of audience seating. During intermission, an indoorbathroom can be found in the house. When the toilet is flushed, the sound may be loud.The sound of the flushing toilet is for a short time.

HelpersThere are employees and volunteers from Hedgerow Theatre available to any guestwho wants help. They can help find the bathrooms in the house or a quiet place.

Scene Breakdown

Act 1 Scene 1Orsino, the Duke of Illyria, listens to music with hisfriends and servants while he talks about his love forthe Countess Olivia. Valentine reminds him thatOlivia does not want to see him, as she mourns thedeath of her brother, but Orsino is still confident thatshe will love him one day.

Act 1 Scene 2Viola and her ship captain climb ashore in Illyria afteralmost drowning in a shipwreck. The captain tellsViola about Orsino and Olivia. Viola decides todisguise herself as a man and work for Orsino as aservant.

Act 1 Scene 3Sir Toby Belch complains about how boring his nieceOlivia is. Olivia's maid, Maria, suggests that Toby andhis friend Sir Andrew should lead more respectablelives because her mistress, Olivia, dislikes theirdrunken behavior. Andrew announces his plans toleave because he believes Olivia will not love him, andthat she will love Duke Orsino instead.

Act 1 Scene 4Viola disguises herself as ‘Cesario’ and hasbegun working for the duke. Orsino sendsCesario to persuade Olivia to marry him. Alone,Viola reveals that she is in love with Orsino, butnow she must pretend to be Cesario and wooOlivia for her master, Duke Orsino.

Act 1 Scene 5Feste, the fool, shows up in Olivia's court and Mariaand Malvolio, Olivia’s grumpy steward, scold him forhis absence. Viola, as Cesario, arrives to woo Oliviafor Duke Orsino. Olivia sends Cesario away withanother refusal, but confesses to herself that she is inlove with Cesario. Olivia sends Malvolio with a ring toreturn to Cesario, lying that Cesario had brought it.

Act 2 Scene 1Antonio saved Sebastian in a shipwreck. Sebastiantells Antonio that Antonio‘s sisterViola died in the same disaster. Now fully recovered,Sebastian leaves to visit Duke Orsino. Antoniodecides that, although he has enemies at Orsino'scourt, he will follow Sebastian.

Act 2 Scene 2Malvolio gives Olivia's ring to the disguised Viola and leaves. Viola realizes that Olivia has fallenin love with Cesario. She identifies the love triangle—she loves Orsino, Orsino loves Olivia, andOlivia loves her.

Act 2 Scene 3Sir Toby, Sir Andrew, and Feste are drunk and loud inOlivia's courtyard. First Maria and then Malvolioappear to scold them. Sir Toby mocks Malvolio, whodeparts, including Maria in his threats of reprisal ashe goes. To get revenge on Malvolio, Maria suggestswriting Malvolio love letters in Olivia's handwriting, soMalvolio looks foolish when he responds to thesupposed love of Olivia.

Act 2 Scene 4Orsino talks of love with Cesario, who is Viola indusguise. Cesario speaks of his affection forsomeone who resembles the duke. At Orsino'srequest, Feste sings a sad love song and Orisino andCesario hold each other lovingly. Orsino sendsCesario on another mission to Olivia.

Act 2 Scene 5Maria invites Sir Toby, Sir Andrew and Fabian to hideand watch Malvolio read the love letters. Malvolioreads the letters and believes Olivia wrote them toMalvolio that she wants him to wear yellow stockingsand smile. Malvolio declares ‘I will do everything thatthou wilt have me’.

Act 3 Scene 1Olivia confesses her love to Cesario. But Cesario,who is Viola in disguise, rejects Olivia’s love. Oliviatries to argue against what she sees as pride and'Cesario' tries to explain, without confessing her trueidentity, why 'he' cannot love Olivia.

Act 3 Scene 2Sir Andrew, seeing that Olivia favors Cesario,prepares to abandon his suit, but Sir Toby and Fabianreassure him, asserting that Olivia's behavior isintended to make Sir Andrew jealous. Sir Tobysuggests that Sir Andrew challenge Cesario to aduel. Maria reports that Malvolio is ridiculouslydressed and about to meet Olivia. They all run towatch.

Act 3 Scene 3Sebastian thanks Antonio for rejoining him. Antonioobserves that, because he had once been an enemy ofDuke Orsino's, he cannot afford to be seen in Illyria. Hedecides to hide himself at an inn and meet Sebastianthere later.

Act 3 Scene 4Malvolio, in yellow stockings, flirts with Olivia, who isshocked. When word arrives that Cesario hasarrived, Olivia leaves but insists that Malvolio betreated with care. Sir Toby and Fabian make sure thathe is put in prison accusing him of being mentallyunstable. Sir Andrew challenges Cesario to a duel.Antonio appears and draws his sword in defense ofViola, who is disguised as Cesario, believing her tobe Sebastian, but officers appear and arrest him. Heasks Cesario to help him but Cesario naturally denies

that he knows Antonio. As he is taken away, Via, who is disguised as Cesario, realizes that herbrother Sebastian must be alive.

Act 4 Scene 1Feste mistakes Sebastian for Cesario and isastonished to be treated as a stranger. Sir Andrewenters, and, making the same mistake, he hitsSebastian, who responds by beating him. Sir Tobyintervenes, and he and Sebastian draw their swords,as Olivia appears. Ordering everyone else to leave,she speaks with Sebastian, whom she also believesto be Cesario. She apologizes for the assault andinvites him inside; mystified but delighted, he goeswith her.

Act 4 Scene 2Feste disguises himself as a clergyman and visitsMalvolio in prison. He insists that Malvolio is indeedmentally imbalanced. Sir Toby congratulates thejester on his performance but says that it is time toend the joke, as he is in trouble with Olivia already.Feste again visits Malvolio, this time undisguised.Malvolio asks him for pen and paper so that he canwrite to Olivia about his predicament. Feste agrees tohelp.

Act 4 Scene 3Sebastian muses happily on the bewildering fact thathe is apparently loved by a beautiful noblewoman.Olivia appears with a Priest and suggests that sheand Sebastian marry, still thinking he is Cesario.Sebastian agrees.

Act 5 Scene 1Orsino calls on Olivia with Viola disguisedas Cesario and other followers. Antonioappears in the custody of the Officers andis identified as the duke's enemy. Oliviaarrives and again rejects Orsino, whoresponds that he will kill Cesario. Viola,who is disguised as Cesario, declaresherself willing to die for the duke. At thethought of Cesario’s death, Olivia cries outto her husband, as she believes Cesarioto be. Viola, disguised as Cesario, deniesbeing married to Olivia. Olivia summonsthe Priest, who testifies to their marriagetwo hours earlier. Sir Andrew and Sir Toby

appear, wounded, claiming to have been assaulted by Cesario. They are followed by Sebastian,whose appearance which is very similar to Cesario’s confounds everyone. Sebastian and Violaidentify each other and rejoice in their reunion. The duke declares that he will marry Viola.Malvolio is summoned and shows Olivia the letter that he believes she sent him. Olivia realizesthat Maria has written The letter and tricked Malvolio. The duke declares that a double weddingshall soon occur, and all join Feste in a final song.

Clark Clement(Orsino)

Wonder Gaye(Curio)

Will Myer(Valentine/Officer)

Chelsea Lombard(Viola/”Cesario”)

Oniha Warren(Captain/Lady-in-Waiting) Ray Saracini

(Sir Toby)

Sue Wefel(Maria)

Dontay Driver(Sir Andrew)

Joshua Peacock(Feste/”Sir Topas”)

Sandy Lawler(Olivia)

Daniel Romano(Malvolio)

Zach Holzberg(Antonio)

Marissa Emerson(Sebastian)

Umani Padmore(Fabian)

Drew Garrison(Priest/Officer)

This Guide Was Created By:

Marcie BramucciExecutive Artistic Director

Hedgerow Theatre Company

Nicki BonuraResident Fellow

Hedgerow Theatre Company

Natalie EmbergerCo-Director of DevelopmentHedgerow Theatre Company

Gauri MangalaResident Fellow

Hedgerow Theatre Company

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