Twelfth Night: 1941
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Premise
London. January 5th, 1941. The twelfth day of Christmas. A troupe of actors defy the Blitz to mount a performance of Shakespeare’s beloved comedy for the benefit of their community. It’s Christmas after all. The only hitch? Their theater was just bombed in a devastating air raid, so the performance has to move to the next best place: the local pub. Inspired by incredible true events, Twelfth Night: 1941 is a story about the insatiable need to gather, tell stories, and embrace joy in the face of mortality.
Creative Team
Written by William Shakespeare & Ellyn Heald
Directed by Ellyn Heald
Music by Will Healy
Produced by: Living Room Productions
Producers: Laura Carswell, Martin Kemp, Kaileela Hobby
December 2026 Performances
Performances of Twelfth Night: 1941 will take place December 9th-19th, 2026 at the Actor’s Episcopal Guild Hall. Full cast list to be announced.
Upcoming Staged Reading on July 18th, 2026
July 18th Staged Reading
Morton Memorial Library, Rhinecliff, New York
The Cast Includes:
John Maddaloni; Matthew Nikitow; Montana Lampert Hoover; Zoë Laiz; Neal Bledsoe; Drew Springer Miller; Chad Pierre Vann; Jessica Baglow; Armand Lane; Lake Wilburn; Su Hendrickson
World Premiere Staged Reading Performance
May 31st 2026 Staged Reading
The world premiere staged reading performance took place on Sunday May 31st, 2026 at 4pm at El Barrio’s Artspace in partnership with The Shakespeare Forum. This staged reading is produced under Actor’s Equity Association’s Staged Reading Guidelines.
May 31 2026 Staged reading cast:
Chad Pierre Vann*...Nigel/Orsino
Dan Wilson...Ronald/Malvolio
Eli Wassertzug...Katherine/Viola
Helena Mueller*...Stage Directions
John Maddaloni*...Charlie/Sir Toby
Kaileela Hobby*...Betty/Olivia
Kelly Pekar*...Alice/Sebastian
Lake Wilburn*...John/Feste
Samantha Blinn...Ann/Maria
Sheldon Donenberg*...George/Sir Andrew
Tim Dowd*...Lee/Antonio
Staged reading Creative Team
Director…Ellyn Heald
Stage Manager…Alissa Mills
Producers…Laura Carswell, Ellyn Heald, Kaileela Hobby