In the words of director Jeffrey Painter, Shakespeare's Twelfth Night "celebrate(s) the world turning upside down." It's been produced as an antic farce, and also like Kenneth Branagh's downhearted production. The Evergreen Shakespeare/Animal Fire co-production draws from both ends of the emotional spectrum, and to lovely effect. Yet this Evergreen production is surprising, not least because it samples the storm from The Tempest and romantic dialogue from Romeo and Juliet in a clever quest to amplify the material.
[Experimental Theatre, through Jan. 29, 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, free, The Evergreen state College, 2700 Evergreen Pkwy. NW, Olympia, 360.867.5213]
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