The Public Theater will create an original musical adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play, Twelfth Night. According to Playbill.com, Kwame Kwei-Armah Obe has signed on as the director.
This will be the fourth show from the organization’s Public Works program. The New York Times reports that this “program brings together professional and nonprofessional actors from across New York City’s five boroughs with song-and-dance productions of classic works.”
In previous years, the Public Works team has produced musicals based on The Tempest, The Winter’s Tale, and The Odyssey. The Twelfth Night show will open in Sept. 2016. Click here to download a free digital copy of the Shakespearean comedy.