BARD ON THE BAY 2026
TWELFTH NIGHT
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
SYNOPSIS
Celebrating 10 years since Theatre Georgian Bay’s first Bard on the Bay production, the company is thrilled to bring one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies about unrequited love, mistaken identity, music, and sauced-up shenanigans to Collingwood this summer.
Narrowly surviving a shipwreck, Viola finds herself far from home and believes her twin brother Sebastian has fallen victim to the crashing waves. Now alone on a strange island, Viola disguises herself as a man named “Cesario” and enters into the service of Duke Orsino. The Duke longs to woo the Countess Olivia and dispatches the disguised Viola to deliver love letters to the Countess. The plan backfires in classic Shakespeare fashion as Olivia falls for Cesario, whose heart now belongs to Orsino. Unbeknownst to Viola, her twin brother miraculously appears followed by complications and hijinks that pull everyone to the play’s peak!
COLLECTIVE MEMBERS
Director: Candy Pryce
Choreographer: Heather Dennis
Stage Manager: Lesley Coo
Nancy Chapple
Nadia Hovan
Anne Raciunas
Richard Varty
GUEST ARTISTS
Noah Hollinshead
Nicky C. Marsh
Riley Ough
Josh Palmer
Andrew Pawarroo
Baron Watson
Composer: Edward Moll
Costume Designer: Sandi LaPlante
Production Assistant: Robyn Hughes
Photo by Isaac Haig
