William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night

Performed in American Sign Language and English

See William Shakespeare's wonderful romantic romp Twelfth Night translated into a vivacious ASL performance. Director Peter Novak presents a stellar cast from the Amaryllis Theater Company in Philadelphia, including Adrian Blue, Peter Cook, Robert DeMayo, Monique Holt, Jackie Roth and Dennis Webster. These accomplished performers bring alive the confused lovers Viola, Orsino, Sebastian and Olivia, and present hilarious characterizations of the wily Maria, Sir Toby Belch, Sir Andrew Aguecheek, the feisty clown Feste and the dour steward Malvolio.

Accompanied by an equally accomplished English voice over to make the play accessible to all audiences, the actors add panache to their interpretation of this delightful comedy, all enhanced by the singular expressiveness of ASL. Also featured are optional captions, lesson plans for teachers, play synopsis, character names in ASL, a downloadable and printable copy of the play, essays about Shakespeare's life and career, plus additional resources and and materials. [Director Peter Novak; (2006) DVD: 131 minutes; ASL, English voice over, closed captioned] DVDs not returnable once opened.