West Linn High School Performing Arts Dept.

Twelfth Night

Set and Lighting Design by Jon Ares.

March 2023.

Twelfth Night, or What You Will, written by William Shakespeare. Directed by Steven Beckingham. Costume design by Annie Kaiser, video production by Jon Ares.

Here we find ourselves in 1995, in the Grunge rock capital of the US - outside of Seattle, Washington, in a suburban mall, and Olivia’s urban and stark condo. Olivia is a “one-hit wonder” pop star who hasn’t dealt with her fame in the most healthy way.

Performed on the mainstage, the show’s prologue was a VH1-esque “Behind the Music” video intro that laid out Olivia’s plight, and introduced us to “Duke,” the owner of a self-named vinyl record shop in the Allyria Mall.