Winona State University

When Viola is washed ashore after a shipwreck, she dons a disguise to serve a lovelorn Duke and delivers his messages to the Countess Olivia, who in turn falls head-over-heels for Viola. Beth Gardiner (GRSF’s The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Servant of Two Masters) brings her special brand of delightful humor and heart-filled storytelling to Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night which promises to be a magical evening of mistaken identity, love, yearning and drunken foolery.

The African Company Presents Richard III which examines who is allowed to find themselves in great works of art.  Festival favorite Corey Allen (GRSF’s King Lear, Henry V, Twelfth Night, Midsummer) returns to direct this true and uniquely American story.    

Carlyle Brown’s masterpiece, The African Company Presents Richard III, examines who is allowed to find themselves in great works of art.

When Viola is washed ashore after a shipwreck, she dons a disguise to serve a lovelorn Duke and delivers his messages to the Countess Olivia, who in turn falls head-over-heels for Viola. Beth Gardiner (GRSF’s The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Servant of Two Masters) brings her special brand of delightful humor and heart-filled storytelling to Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night which promises to be a magical evening of mistaken identity, love, yearning and drunken foolery.

Carlyle Brown’s masterpiece, The African Company Presents Richard III, examines who is allowed to find themselves in great works of art.

A fierce and energetic comedy, The Taming of the Shrew, is gender-reversed and set in a music-filled saloon in the American West.  Follow Kat and Petrucia on this joyous romp as they face off at high noon and gamble on an explosive high-stakes marriage at gunpoint.

A fierce and energetic comedy, The Taming of the Shrew, is gender-reversed and set in a music-filled saloon in the American West.  Follow Kat and Petrucia on this joyous romp as they face off at high noon and gamble on an explosive high-stakes marriage at gunpoint.

A fierce and energetic comedy, The Taming of the Shrew, is gender-reversed and set in a music-filled saloon in the American West.  Follow Kat and Petrucia on this joyous romp as they face off at high noon and gamble on an explosive high-stakes marriage at gunpoint.

Carlyle Brown’s masterpiece, The African Company Presents Richard III, examines who is allowed to find themselves in great works of art.

Carlyle Brown’s masterpiece, The African Company Presents Richard III, examines who is allowed to find themselves in great works of art.

When Viola is washed ashore after a shipwreck, she dons a disguise to serve a lovelorn Duke and delivers his messages to the Countess Olivia, who in turn falls head-over-heels for Viola. Beth Gardiner brings her special brand of delightful humor and heart-filled storytelling to Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night which promises to be a magical evening of mistaken identity, love, yearning and drunken foolery.

When Viola is washed ashore after a shipwreck, she dons a disguise to serve a lovelorn Duke and delivers his messages to the Countess Olivia, who in turn falls head-over-heels for Viola. Beth Gardiner brings her special brand of delightful humor and heart-filled storytelling to Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night which promises to be a magical evening of mistaken identity, love, yearning and drunken foolery.

Carlyle Brown’s masterpiece, The African Company Presents Richard III, examines who is allowed to find themselves in great works of art.

When Viola is washed ashore after a shipwreck, she dons a disguise to serve a lovelorn Duke and delivers his messages to the Countess Olivia, who in turn falls head-over-heels for Viola. Beth Gardiner brings her special brand of delightful humor and heart-filled storytelling to Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night which promises to be a magical evening of mistaken identity, love, yearning and drunken foolery.

When Viola is washed ashore after a shipwreck, she dons a disguise to serve a lovelorn Duke and delivers his messages to the Countess Olivia, who in turn falls head-over-heels for Viola. Beth Gardiner brings her special brand of delightful humor and heart-filled storytelling to Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night which promises to be a magical evening of mistaken identity, love, yearning and drunken foolery.

When Viola is washed ashore after a shipwreck, she dons a disguise to serve a lovelorn Duke and delivers his messages to the Countess Olivia, who in turn falls head-over-heels for Viola. Beth Gardiner brings her special brand of delightful humor and heart-filled storytelling to Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night which promises to be a magical evening of mistaken identity, love, yearning and drunken foolery.

Shakespeare’s fierce and energetic comedy, The Taming of the Shrew, is gender-reversed and set in a music-filled saloon in the American West.  Follow Kat and Petrucia on this joyous romp as they face off at high noon and gamble on an explosive high-stakes marriage at gunpoint.

Carlyle Brown’s masterpiece, The African Company Presents Richard III, examines who is allowed to find themselves in great works of art.

Shakespeare’s fierce and energetic comedy, The Taming of the Shrew, is gender-reversed and set in a music-filled saloon in the American West.  Follow Kat and Petrucia on this joyous romp as they face off at high noon and gamble on an explosive high-stakes marriage at gunpoint.

Carlyle Brown’s masterpiece, The African Company Presents Richard III, examines who is allowed to find themselves in great works of art.

Combining the stories of Winona community members with the characters and language of Shakespeare, this original play explores the question of what it means to belong in Winona. GRSF is partnering with community members and local artists to co-create this special live event.