Eleventh Night
a comedy
Viola mocks her twin sister for pretending to be a man. She can’t imagine ever doing such a thing herself.
Characters
SIBELLA, a romantic young woman, disguised as a man (Sebastian)
VIOLA, a practical young woman, Sibella’s identical twin sister
FLUELLEN, a mature Welsh man, an army captain
Setting
On board a ship off the coast of Illyria
Time
An hour or so before the start of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night
Characters
SIBELLA, a romantic young woman, disguised as a man (Sebastian)
VIOLA, a practical young woman, Sibella’s identical twin sister
FLUELLEN, a mature Welsh man, an army captain
Setting
On board a ship off the coast of Illyria
Time
An hour or so before the start of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night
Sibella's monologue from Eleventh Night
published in The Best Women's Stage Monologues 2025 (Smith and Kraus, 2025) |
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Short+Sweet Hollywood
Victory Theatre Center
Burbank, California
May 31, June 1, 7, 15, 2024
Cast: Madie Gillette (Sibella), Kira Hoag (Viola), Ron Laskowski (Fluellen)
Directed by Aidan Rees
* Winner, Best Play, LGBTQ+ Programming - Audience Choice
Victory Theatre Center
Burbank, California
May 31, June 1, 7, 15, 2024
Cast: Madie Gillette (Sibella), Kira Hoag (Viola), Ron Laskowski (Fluellen)
Directed by Aidan Rees
* Winner, Best Play, LGBTQ+ Programming - Audience Choice
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Madie Gillette (Sibella), Kira Hoag (Viola) and Ron Laskowski (Fluellen)
Director Aidan Rees with Madie Gillette (Sibella), Ron Laskowski (Fluellen) and Kira Hoag (Viola)
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(online reading)
Scriptwriters & Co Scratch Night
Bath, UK
January 23, 2024
Cast: Savannah Betts (Sibella), Laura Corradi (Viola), Al Brunker (Fluellen)
Scriptwriters & Co Scratch Night
Bath, UK
January 23, 2024
Cast: Savannah Betts (Sibella), Laura Corradi (Viola), Al Brunker (Fluellen)
Video of Savannah Betts (Sibella), Laura Corradi (Viola) and Al Brunker (Fluellen)
(reading)
Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights / West Hollywood Pride Play Reading Festival
Plummer Park Community Center
West Hollywood, California
June 24, 2023
Cast: Andie Lovins (Sibella), Kira Hoag (Viola), Henry Graham Murray (Fluellen)
Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights / West Hollywood Pride Play Reading Festival
Plummer Park Community Center
West Hollywood, California
June 24, 2023
Cast: Andie Lovins (Sibella), Kira Hoag (Viola), Henry Graham Murray (Fluellen)
Eleventh Night team: Andie Lovins (Sibella), Kira Hoag (Viola), Lizza Monet Morales (stage directions) and Henry Graham Murray (Fluellen)
(online reading)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
February 28, 2023
Cast: Victoria Freedman (Sibella), Margaret Engel (Viola), Bernard Bosio (Fluellen)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
February 28, 2023
Cast: Victoria Freedman (Sibella), Margaret Engel (Viola), Bernard Bosio (Fluellen)
Victoria Freedman (Sibella), Margaret Engel (Viola) and Bernard Bosio (Fluellen)
(online reading)
Anything Goes! Theatre Lab
ANDTheatre Company
New York, NY
December 7, 2022
Cast: Hannah Lee DeFrates (Sibella), Maille-Rose Smith (Viola), Bruce Dalziel (Fluellen)
Anything Goes! Theatre Lab
ANDTheatre Company
New York, NY
December 7, 2022
Cast: Hannah Lee DeFrates (Sibella), Maille-Rose Smith (Viola), Bruce Dalziel (Fluellen)
Hannah Lee DeFrates (Sibella), Maille-Rose Smith (Viola) and Bruce Dalziel (Fluellen)
(online reading)
Dunne's Downtime Players
Eldersburg, Maryland
April 25, 2021
Cast: Marge McGugan (Sibella), Jean Berard (Viola), Rex McGregor (Fluellen)
Dunne's Downtime Players
Eldersburg, Maryland
April 25, 2021
Cast: Marge McGugan (Sibella), Jean Berard (Viola), Rex McGregor (Fluellen)
Jean Berard (Viola) and Marge McGugan (Sibella)