The funniest plot line revolves around several people, including Sir Toby tricking Olivia's Steward Malvolio (played by Logan Bard) into believing that Olivia is in love with him. This plot involves far too many characters for me to give credit where credit is due to everyone, but they all do very well. This drives Malvolio into madness, and Bard gets a lot of laughs as he transitions from a snobby steward to a raving lunatic.

One character I have to mention is the classic fool present in most of Shakespeare's work. As usual, this fool is actually the wisest character in the story. This time the fool goes by the name Feste, played by Mejda Ouled Taieb. She did an absolutely perfect job playing this character. Taieb brings a slight mysteriousness to the character but remains funny, clever and wise. In the play Feste sings but in this production Feste raps. The first time it happened it caught me entirely by surprise and was hilarious. The other times it happened it wasn't as surprising but was still funny and a clever way to bring this story to the modern day backdrop they have it set against.

The set is quite impressive: a modern day alleyway that looks like it is located on the bad side of town. All of the characters are dressed appropriately for the setting, but not in such a way that they appear as grungy as the background. The lighting really pulls it together, bringing you from one location to another even though the backdrop never changes.

Shakespeare can be a tough nut to crack - especially his comedies. The difference in language can easily lead to jokes falling flat or being timed poorly, but those involved in this clearly understood exactly how to put this production on.