As Shakespeare’s most mature comedy, Twelfth Night balances joyous celebration with quiet melancholy as characters and audiences alike discover love is joyful, foolish, transformative, and, sometimes, bittersweet. 

 Set in the final year of Queen Elizabeth I’s reign in 1602, Twelfth Night lives within the twilight of a golden age, where identity is fluid, love is unpredictable, and the boundaries between performance and truth dissolve. Shipwreck, disguise, and revelry collide as characters search for connection in a world poised between festivity and change.

What begins as romantic chaos gradually reveals the deeper truth beneath one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies: when love is mistaken, truth finds a way.

Join us for a tale of shipwrecked hearts, mistaken identities, and love in disguise. 

This production is directed by Kyle Lemieux and Assistant Directed by Rudy Lopez. 

Performances Tuesday, July 28 through Saturday, August 1 will take place at 7:30 pm, with the Box Office opening at 6:30 pm and House Doors opening at 7:00 pm.  Our closing performance will be a Sunday matinee with the show beginning at 2:30 pm, Box Office opening at 1:30 pm, and House Doors opening at 2:00 pm. All productions will take place at Theatre Three (2688 Laclede St, Dallas, TX 75201) and all seating is first come, first served. We cannot guarantee that all members of a party will be seated together. Early arrival is recommended for the best seating options.

Accessible seating and designated wheelchair bays are available for anyone who needs them. Please contact Communications Director, Abby Stigler, at [email protected] with your accessibility needs and confirmation code after purchasing your tickets in order to ensure accommodations are set prior to arrival. 

Please note that due to demand and availability, Junior Players will be enacting dynamic pricing for this production. Tickets purchased at the box office will have a $5 markup and no cash will be accepted at the door. Patrons are welcome to circumvent this fee by purchasing tickets in advance through our website! Junior Players is a 501c3 registered nonprofit and all funds raised through tickets, donations, and merch will go directly towards empowering young voices in our community. 

Since 1955, Junior Players has provided innovative arts education for FREE to children and youth in North Texas and beyond.  Through our programming, youth are transformed. Our camps and afterschool programs are targeted to arts deserts - those areas that are underfunded and underserved. There, we engage children and youth through the arts, providing them with the tools they need to navigate real life challenges confidently and competently.