DICE: TWELFTH NIGHT

the first iteration of Dacha’s DICE series
created by Kate Drummond

In Dice​, a small ensemble of actors memorizes the entire script of a Shakespeare text. On the night of the show, the audience rolls dice to determine who plays who, and the show goes up.

D​ice​ is an ambitious format that seeks to playfully examine the way that we approach and perform Shakespeare's text. By memorizing and rehearsing the entire text, the ensemble is intimately familiar with the characters and story. By randomizing the cast every night, the audience has the opportunity to make real-time discoveries with the actors as relationships and discoveries unfold. 

Dacha Theatre has produced this format six times:
Dice: Twelfth Night - 2017 - Director / Actor
Dice: Hamlet - 2018 - Ensemble Director / Actor
Dice: As You Like It - 2019 - Ensemble Director / Actor
Pride & PrejuDICE - 2019 - Associate Director / Actor
Dice: Romeo & Juliet - 2022 - Ensemble Director / Actor
Dice Keeper: Twelfth Night - 2023 - Intimacy Director, Producing Artistic Director

PRODUCTION TEAM (TWELFTH NIGHT 2017):

Director: KATE DRUMMOND
Movement Director: SABINA MOE
Music Director: DANIEL STOLTENBERG
Stage Manager: EVAN PRICE
Assistant Stage Manager: ORIANNA O’NEILL
Assistant Director: NATHAN WHITEHOUSE

all photos by tom ciaburri