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Journey to 1940s Harlem for a stylish retelling of Shakespeare’s comedy, Twelfth Night. Fusing a thrilling score from Duke Ellington with electric street dance, Vy, a female musician tries to make it in a man’s world. Directed by Michael Buffong (All My Sons), get ready to be transported to the jazz scene of New York’s Cotton Club.

What does it take for a woman to make it in a man’s world?

Meet Vy, a talented songwriter looking to make it big in the smoky jazz clubs of Harlen. However, her dreams are quickly brought crashing down to earth when she learns from her uncle, Jester, that women will never be taken seriously in a man’s world. Like many pioneering heroes before her, she refuses to accept defeat. Through gender fluid cunning, Vy meets club owner The Duke and his sensational nightclub singer Lady Liv. Soon she is swept up in a syncopated symphony of melodies, mistaken identities and romance, but who will come out on top?