The Bear Creek School's Fine Arts Department Presents Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night"

REDMOND, Wash. - April 29, 2019 - PRLog -- Bear Creek's Upper School drama students will present William Shakespeare's comedic masterpiece, Twelfth Night, on May 3 and 4, 2019.

Many consider Twelfth Night the funniest of Shakespeare's comedies, and Bear Creek has prepared the Bard's stew just "as you like it." The ingredients are: a knight, an egomaniacal steward, a girl pretending to be a boy, an identical missing dead brother, a love-struck count, a mourning maiden, an unruly cousin, and several duped individuals. The story opens as Duke Orsino moons over Countess Olivia who is mourning her dead brother. Meanwhile, Viola and her twin brother Sebastian are shipwrecked. He goes missing, and she decides to disguise herself as a boy ('Cesario') and lands a job as a page in the Duke's court. Hilarity ensues and the result is a play so cleverly contrived as to induce laughter and leave the audience to declare, as does Dickens' Oliver Twist, "Please, sir, I want some more."

Tickets are free, but you must reserve your seat. A ticket is required for admission: https://www.tbcs.org/community/special-events/twelfth-night

All performances are open to the public and will be held at The Bear Creek School's Performing Arts Center, 8525 208th Ave NE, Redmond WA, 98053, 452-898-1720, https://www.tbcs.org. Please plan to park next door at the Main Building (8905 208th Ave NE) and follow the lighted footpath to the Upper School. Please do not park on the street.

Performance Schedule
Friday, May 3, 2019, Matinee Performance at 4:00 p.m.
Friday, May 3, 2019, Evening Performance at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 4, 2019, Matinee Performance at 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 4, 2019, Evening Performance at 7:30 p.m.

Director—Dr. Ron Lynch, Upper School drama teacher at The Bear Creek School

Main characters in this production will be played by the following Bear Creek students. Several of the roles in Bear Creek's production of Twelfth Night are double-cast to allow more students to experience and stretch their dramatic muscles.

Sir Toby
Jack McDonough, senior, Redmond
Chuck McDonough, freshman, Redmond

Viola
Alysse Quin, sophomore, Kirkland
Meagan Mulligan, senior, Duvall

Olivia
Grace McBride, sophomore, Carnation
Siena Cysewski, senior, Kirkland

Malvolio
Jack Carruth, senior, Redmond
Daniel Rasmussen, senior, Kirkland

Orsino
Jacob Heimberger, senior, Redmond
Rylan Gauthier, junior, Duvall

Andrew
Sam Boelitz, senior, Sammamish
William Patten, junior, Sammamish

About The Bear Creek School
Founded in 1988, in Redmond, Washington, The Bear Creek School is an independent classical Christian school that believes only when faith, mind, and heart are fed together can students experience the fullness of education which produces leaders who think well and are compelled to engage the world.

Celebrating 30 years and recognized as a 2014 National Blue Ribbon School, Bear Creek serves students from the greater Eastside and is housed on two campuses. Redmond Campus on Union Hill serves kindergarten to grade 12 students. Valley Campus, also in Redmond, serves preschool students. The Bear Creek School is accredited by the Northwest Association of Independent Schools and AdvancED/Northwest Accreditation Commission.