Viola, or: that genderqueer sequel to Twelfth Night
by Amy Jo Jackson
Several years after the events of TWELFTH NIGHT, a discontented Viola arrives at Olivia’s, thinking she’s been invited by her brother Sebastian. In reality, Olivia (Sebastian’s wife) has lured Viola there, having procured from an alchemist an elixir that will transform the gender of the drinker into “what it ought to be,” which Olivia hopes will mean Cesario (Viola’s former alter ego) is coming back. When Viola...
Several years after the events of TWELFTH NIGHT, a discontented Viola arrives at Olivia’s, thinking she’s been invited by her brother Sebastian. In reality, Olivia (Sebastian’s wife) has lured Viola there, having procured from an alchemist an elixir that will transform the gender of the drinker into “what it ought to be,” which Olivia hopes will mean Cesario (Viola’s former alter ego) is coming back. When Viola catches Olivia spiking her tea with the tincture, it sparks Viola to the discovery that she isn’t a woman at all – that their gender exists somewhere...in between. A rollicking comedy (mostly) in verse about the beautiful spectrum of identity and the ridiculous spectacles we make of ourselves for love.
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