Washington, Feb 13: Anne Hathaway is turning into a man! Don't jump off your seats, for the actress is just doing an open-air production of Shakespeare''s play `Twelth Night', in which she cross-dresses as a male.

The `Princess Diaries' actress has taken up the role of Viola, who spends most of the play disguised as a man.

The actress will make her debut on June 9 in the month-long production at Central Park''s Delacorte Theater in New York, reports Contactmusic.

The actress has earlier performed on the New York stage in 2002, when she starred in a concert production of the musical `Carnival'.

And surprisingly, William Shakespeare''s own wife was also named Anne Hathaway. (ANI)