Cymbeline

by William Shakespeare
  
The Utah Shakespeare Festival 2021

Director: Britannia Howe
Scenic Designer: Stephen Jones
Costume Designer: David Kay Mickelsen
Lighting Designer: Donna Ruzika
Sound Designer/Composer: Joe Payne
Fight Director: Caitlin Herzlinger

"A rarely performed play of intrigue and deception in the face of steely resolve, Cymbeline contains some of the Bard’s most wonderous language, leading us through wild plot twists, mistaken identities, and a heart-rending quest for love. When Imogen’s father wrongfully banishes her soul-mate, the princess must embark on a near mythic quest to prove her fidelity, escape her stepmother’s dastardly plot, and reclaim her love. In this fantastical work from the zenith of Shakespeare’s talent, the improbable becomes probable as kind strangers, dastardly villains, ghosts, gods, and long-lost princes pave the road to Happily Ever After.."

Theatre artists always talk about trunks shows, but few have actually seen or produced one in the last 30 years. This one was actually conceived as a trunk show: actor generated storytelling using pieces found in trunks, imaginative and energetic, beautifully performed. The score was celtic in nature and inspired by Bruno Coulais' score for the animated feature, Wolfwalkers.  Original music and adaptations by Joe Payne, including adaptations of the traditional celtic song, Highland Lullaby, and the traditional Irish melody Celtic Ballade.

Cymbeline Sound Cue Plot.pdf, Speaker Plot.pdf, Anes Theatre Block Diagram.pdf
  

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_{Photos by Karl Hugh. Copyright Utah Shakespeare Festival 2021.}