About the Show

A return engagement of The Classical Theatre of Harlem's acclaimed run of Shakespeare's classic.

The Classical Theatre of Harlem remounts its boisterous, critically lauded take on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, forwarding its mission to put diversity at the forefront of their performances. This Twelfth Night engages with the global dialog surrounding equity and inclusion and features a majority-Black team of artists lead by director Carl Cofield, CTH’s Associate Artistic Director and Tiffany Rea-Fisher, Emerge125’s Executive Artistic Director.

Critic Reviews (4)

“Though ‘Twelfth Night’ isn’t one of Shakespeare’s most verbose plays, CTH has trimmed it down to a tight 100 minutes—losing none of the laughs in the process.”
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When the Countess Olivia played by glamorous Christina Sajous declares “How wonderful!” in the final scene of The Classical Theatre of Harlem’s return engagement of its production of "Twelfth Night," she most likely has the whole audience in agreement. Director Carl Cofield has created a colorful, imaginative and humorous staging of a comedy classic that usually has two melancholy leading characters and is not very funny. Add music and dance to the talented cast led by the dynamic Kara Young as well as visual stage pictures which are very cinematic and you have a top-notch revival for audiences of all ages.
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“I’ve seen every adaptation of Twelfth Night imaginable...But this is the first time I’ve seen the play slide so beautifully into a contrived period: a blend of techno-futurism with flourishes of stately nobility.”
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"I will be using this production as the high bar for any future 'Twelfth Night' I see."
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Cast and creative team

The Classical Theatre of Harlem

Producer

Carl Cofield

Director