Zoë Goslin, Claire Curtis-Ward, Samantha Blinn and Ariana Karp commence our text work on Act I of Twelfth Night.

Among many things we discuss:

The importance of music, air and sound all expressed in Orsino’s opening speech
The opening of the play as a surfeiting of the senses
The imagined beloved versus the actual person
Both Viola and Olivia are mourning their lost brothers (and deceased fathers)
The importance of establishing specific relationships between each and every character
Viola’s grace under pressure and comparisons to other Shakespearean heroines
Shakespeare and symbols
Who is Feste and where does he come from?
Malvolio’s universe and the cost of his speech