Twelfth Night

At the heart of Illyria, the melancholy Duke Orsino sighs that music is the very food of love, yet his heart remains unsated as he pines for the distant Countess Olivia. She has sworn to mourn her brother’s death and rejects every suitor, leaving the duke to chase a phantom affection while his court buzzes with witty attendants and hopeful messengers.

Meanwhile, a storm has cast Viola and her brother Sebastian upon Illyria’s coast. Believing her sibling lost, Viola petitions a local captain to help her find a place, and the clever sailor suggests a daring ruse: she will disguise herself as a young eunuch named Cesario and enter Orsino’s service. In this sudden new role, she will carry the duke’s love letters to Olivia, unaware that her own heart may soon become entangled in the very web she weaves.