Twelfth Night
By William Shakespeare
Directed by David M. Jenkins
Jan. 17 – Feb. 11, 2024
Jaeb Theater, Straz Center for the Performing Arts
“If music be the food of love, play on!” Jobsite’s Shakespeare tradition has become an annual centerpiece of the region’s cultural offerings. “No one ‘Rocks the Bard’ as hard, as daring, or as relevant as Jobsite and their players,” according to BroadwayWorld. A five-time finalist for the NEA’s Shakespeare in American Communities Award, Jobsite’s takes on Shakespeare have proven time and again to be exciting, “must-see” experiences.
In this joyous, rollicking comedy with music (composed by our own award-winning wunderkind Jeremy Douglass), a hurricane forces a shipwreck and young Viola believes her twin brother Sebastian drowned. Determined to survive on her own, she takes on a disguise to explore this new, mysterious land. Thus begins a whirlwind of mistaken identity and unrequited love … This treasured comedy brims with wild infatuations, swooning serenades, drunken high-jinks, and beloved characters.
Jobsite fans may recall an award-winning staging of this play in the Shimberg Playhouse some 10 years ago, but rest assured this will be an all-new production that will take place in the Jaeb Theater.
Weekday field trip matinees for school students are available starting Jan. 23. All groups attending field trips are offered custom study guides and visits from teaching artists before and after the show. Please call 813.222.1016 or write FieldTrips@strazcenter.org to learn more.
Production History
Jobsite first produced Twelfth Night, directed by David M. Jenkins, in the Shimberg Playhouse Jan. 7 – Feb. 1, 2015, when it earned a BroadwayWorld award for Best Performances of the Decade – Giles Davies and a Creative Loafing award for Best Costume Designer – Bailee Booser.
Thank You
Thanks to all of our awesome adopters of our Twelfth Night cast.
Cigar City Superstars
- Gobioff Foundation
- In memory of Holly Blain
- In memory of my Shakespeare fan mother, Lucia
- Phoenix Strategies
Duke Orsino’s Krewe
- Chuck and Sharon Smallheer
Sir Toby’s Troubadours
- Sharon Gobioff
- Beth Hyde-Hood
- Ken & Betty Phillips
- Kimberly Smallheer
- Erich Wieloszynski
Malvolio’s Mob
- Sue & Jeff Belvo
- Larry Dougherty and Taylor Ward
- Elizabeth Fendrick
- Andrea Graham
- Paul & Roz Potenza
- Stash – A Place For Yarn
Friends of Feste
- George Adriaansen
- Amanda Bearss
- David & Erin Daniels
- Shannon Escalante
- Amy Gray
- Chris & Amy Howland
- Art Keeble
- Vincent Natale
- Erica Porch
Scenic units provided by
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Cast & Crew
- David M. Jenkins – Director
2015 Cast & Crew
- David M. Jenkins – Director
- Matthew Ray – Stage Manager
Cast
- Ned Averill-Snell – Sir Toby
- Giles Davies – Malvolio
- Jason Evans – Captain / Fabian
- Roxanne Fay – Feste
- Eddie Gomez – Valentine
- Chris Holcom – Duke Orsino
- Nick Hoop – Sebastian
- Jamie Jones – Sir Andrew
- Michael McGreevy – Antonio
- Spencer Meyers – Curio / Priest
- Maggie Phillips – Viola
- Ami Sallee – Mariah
- Katrina Stevenson – Olivia
Crew
- Bailee Booser – Costume Designer
- Tiffany Daiber – Asst. Stage Manager
- Jordan Foote – Assistant Director
- David M. Jenkins – Sound Designer
- Jana Jones – Music Composer
- Kaylin Gess – Lighting Designer
- Brian Smallheer – Scenic Designer
Patron Reviews
- I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your production of Twelfth Night. Aside from my deepest admiration for Katrina, Roxanne and Giles – it was just a wonderfully well done show. In the past, I've been familiar with the play, this time however, I only knew the basic plot points (having not read this piece of Shakespeare) and I must say, I was most impressed by how easy it was to become completely immersed in the story. I credit not only the unique change of time and place but also the talent of your cast to take the Bard's prose and turn it into a something I believe any one could understand and easily follow. Thank you for not only continuing to present high quality works of theatre but for taking such a fresh approach to Shakespeare. Bravo to the entire cast and crew!!! – A Jobsite fan
- What an amazing show… Props to the cast and crew. Congratulations! You should all be so proud. – Vinnie Natale
- Saw Jobsite's production of Twelfth Night last night and all I can say is wow! The cast is amazing, the set is fantastic and it is laugh out loud funny. Go see this. – Kim Smallheer
- Went to see Jobsite's production of Twelfth Night last evening. It was hilariously entertaining. Giles Davies' self-loving Malvolio was played to perfection. His physical transformation from the stiff and proper puritanical servant to a delusional raving maniac was brilliant. Equally impressive was Roxanne Fay's Feste. Superbly playing the fool who is conspicuously wiser than the rest of Illyria. A wonderful evening of laughs await those who attend. – Robert Colwell
- Was fantastic! We had a blast! – Brittany Hickman
- Wonderful production!! The entire experience was fabulous!! Kudos – Angel Borths
- A whole lotta moving parts, handled deftly by director and cast, with plenty of delightful bits of business for every character. Kudos, one and all! Additional fun for me was hearing some of the bits that were lifted for use in the Return To The Forbidden Planet script in their original context. – Mark Warren
- Fell in love with Jobsite Theater's Twelfth Night. Flawless production. Congratulations to the absolutely marvelous cast and crew. What a gem. – Lauren Field
- Thank you for the wonderful evening at Home Resource in Sarasota. Fantastic production. We loved it. – Patti O'Berg
- What a delightful show! You guys were all so amazing! I really loved it so much, and I would love to see it again! Thank you for a wonderful evening of theatre. – Jade Ashlee Rivera
- Was fantastic! We had a blast! – Brittany Hickman
- Saw Twelfth Night @jobsitetheater last night and laughed my face off. If you're in the Tampa area, do NOT miss this show, it ends 2/1. Go! – @lisah
- Oh My God it is Fantastic Theatre!!! Please go see Twelfth Night At Jobsite! A better cast or production you will not find in the Bay Area! SEE IT!!!!!!! – Kay Pearson
- Cannot remember when I last laughed so hard in the theater! – Susan Oliver
- As a birthday gift I was lucky enough to be asked to join & treated to Jobsite's performance of Twelfth Night opening performance last night by a long time friend & one of the areas great actors & director's Vinnie Natale & his family. The show was in my opinion one of the areas best performed shows I've seen in years in Tampa Bay ... that wasn't flown in! Practically flawless performances by All Actors. When asked by someone what did I think of the "lead's" performance I replied which one? This acting troupe All became One to provide some of the best theater I've seen in this area in years. Don't miss your chance to enjoy a night out with Shakespeare & Jobsite's performance of Twelfth Night – Gail Pierce, Village Players
- Don't even think about not going to see Giles Davies in Jobsite theater's production of Twelfth Night. It hilarious! Great cast great direction! Must see! – Melissa Misener
- It is a fabulous show! Go see it before it's gone. – Stewart Hansell
- I went to see Twelfth Night on Sunday – great show and everybody was awesome – great show! – Katerina Czech
- It is a wonderfully entertaining production with a superb cast! – Mary Ann Keller
- If you are looking for something [to] do, checkout the Jobsite Theater's Twelfth Night starring Dogma adopter Katrina Stevenson (Tink's mom) and directed by Dogma adopter David Jenkins (Scout & Arya's dad)! It is SO MUCH FUN!!! We are so lucky to have such talented local theater group in Tampa and have them be apart of our Dogma family! – Dogma Pet Rescue
- Finally got to see Jobsite Theater's Twelfth Night last night! Congrats to all involved – I loved every minute! (Also really cool to see tons of youths in the audience eating up Shakespeare!) What a wonderful production! – Zachary Hines
- I'm so glad I got to see Jobsite's Twelfth Night last night! Shakespeare done right by a fabulously talented team! Tonight/tomorrow are sold out so catch the final performance Sunday! – Colleen Cherry
- Wonderful production!! The entire experience was fabulous!! Kudos – Angel Borths
- @jobsitetheater did a great job with Twelfth Night – super funny, well set, & great casting. Many literal lol's were had. #downtowntampa – @ladriaan
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