Lupita Nyong'o's Brother Junior 'Put it Out in the Universe' for Them to Costar in “Twelfth Night” (Exclusive)

Shakespeare successful nan Park's accumulation of Twelfth Night is simply a family matter for Lupita Nyong'o and her relative Junior Nyong'o.

The real-life siblings prima successful nan classical play, playing astatine Central Park's Delacorte Theater successful New York City, arsenic twins Viola and Sebastian.

Junior said pinch PEOPLE during nan opening nighttime premiere, wherever he said moving pinch his Oscar-winning sister has been "a dream travel true."

"I've been reasoning astir this since nan first clip I did Twelfth Night 8 years ago, [in] an all-male accumulation astatine Orlando Shakespeare Theater," he recalls. "That was for illustration my first existent for illustration relationship pinch nan play and I was like, 'Wait, these are twins — I consciousness for illustration maine and my sister [could] play twins.' "

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"So I benignant of put it retired successful nan universe," Junior continues. "But nan truth that it's travel backmost 8 years later, it's decidedly a dream travel true, and it's been truthful overmuch nosy to beryllium capable to do this pinch fundamentally my champion friend."

The character raves that he and Lupita, 42, "have specified a awesome friendship," adding that "being capable to bring that into nan rehearsal room and conscionable person truthful overmuch nosy bringing this play to nan group of New York" has been an invaluable experience.

For Junior, starring successful Twelfth Night pinch Lupita has fixed them "a caller magnitude of creator relationship" — and they besides stay arsenic adjacent arsenic ever disconnected nan stage.

"We were already solid, truthful it's been nosy to beryllium capable to walk this clip together professionally," he tells PEOPLE.

Aside from Junior and Lupita, Twelfth Night besides stars Jesse Tyler Ferguson arsenic Andrew Aguecheek, Sandra Oh arsenic Olivia and Peter Dinklage arsenic Malvolio, among others.

Junior graduated from nan UCSD MFA programme and has appeared successful galore productions, including The Outsiders and different Shakespeare favorites for illustration King Lear and A Midsummer Night's Dream.

As for his favourite projects of Lupita's, Junior admits it's difficult to take because "I consciousness for illustration I emotion everything," but her creepy move successful Jordan Peele's 2019 scary deed Us stands out.

"I've watched Us maybe 4 times, but I emotion her movie Little Monsters and I've besides seen that rather a bunch. It's specified a nosy ridiculous romp," he races. "It's a zombie comedy. She's successful Australia and she plays a schoolhouse coach ... and their schoolhouse gets invaded by a bunch of zombies. It's truthful overmuch fun."

Shakespeare successful nan Park's Twelfth Night runs from Friday, Aug. 22, done Sept. 13. Ticket accusation is disposable astatine publictheater.org.