Fenix Theatre Company Presents
12th Night
Directed by Peter Brown
December 7-18, 2022
The Cast
Kyle Aarons (he/him) returns as Captain, Valentine, Officer, Priest, and plays many instruments in the 12th Night band!
Nolan Ellsworth (he/him) returns as gullible partier Sir Andrew Aguecheek!
Mason Hawkes (they/them) returns as shipwrecked Sebastian, and plays many instruments in the 12th Night band!
Christopher Holt (he/him) returns as drunken uncle Sir Toby Belch.
Kat Moraros (she/they) returns as strong-willed, passionate Countess Olivia!
James Patefield (he/him) returns as witty fool Feste - and sings some of the jolliest & sweetest songs in our show!
Sean Robert Ramey (he/him) returns as the serious, authoritarian steward to Countess Olivia: Malvolio!
Sam Rapaport (he/him) returns as disgraced sea captain Antonio, and also rocks a few instruments in the band!
Introducing Molly Bryant Roberts (she/her) as Olivia's clever, mischievous lady-in-waiting, Maria!
Ben Row (he/him) returns as lovestruck Duke Orsino!
Casey Turner (she/her) returns as shipwrecked, big-hearted Viola, who disguises herself in Illyria as gentleman Cesario.
The Band
Piano, Trombone, Flute: Kyle Aarons
Electric & Upright Bass, Ukulele, Piano: Mason Hawkes
Percussion: Jacob Miller
Electric & Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Melodica: Sam Rapaport
The Understudies
U/S for Antonio, Toby and Malvolio: Peter Brown
U/S for Viola, Olivia, Maria and Feste: Hannah Daly
U/S for Orsino, Sir Andrew and Sebastian: Nate Stephenson
The Crew
Director: Peter Brown
Production coordinator: Shane Van Vliet
Costume designer: Michelle Handley
Production photography (2021): Michelle Handley
Sound designer: Matt Kennedy
Lighting designer: Emily Kenney
House manager: Meaghan Lydon
The Venue
Stevens Square Community Center, 631 Stevens Ave, Portland ME 04103
Praise for 12th Night from Portland Phoenix, Megan Grumbling, 2021
"A hoot of a holiday show – and a holiday musical, no less, with a giddily wide-ranging modern song list and a live band. The very spirited, very fun, exquisitely cast comedy runs through Dec. 18 at the spacious auditorium of the Stevens Square Community Center."
"...a Christmas miracle of festive and sumptuously color-coordinated scintillation. Everything and everyone glitters."
"If music be the food of love, this show’s amorous foibles are fed on a richly varied diet. The band... performs on upright bass, electric and acoustic guitars, piano, an adorably tiny xylophone, and even a melodica. The songs are smartly chosen, wide-ranging in genre and mood, and so much fun to discover in the moment that I don’t want to spoil anything. Suffice it to say that the story’s soundtrack moves gamely from cheesy holiday classics to classical guitar to classic rock, with some achingly beautiful ballads and even a barbershop quartet."
