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Cymbeline (2004 Season)

Imogen, daughter of Cymbeline, the King of Britain, has secretly married the commoner Posthumous who is banished when Cymbeline learns of the marriage. Cymbeline's second wife has a son by a former marriage, Cloten, whom she hopes will marry Imogen. Cloten pursues Imogen even though she is married.

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Posthumous meets Iachimo who wagers that he can seduce Imogen. Iachimo convinces Posthumous that she has been unfaithful although she was not. Infuriated, Posthumous plots to have his servant, Pisiano, kill her however, Pisiano warns her, and she flees to Whales disguised as the boy Fidele. Cloten, dressed as Posthumous, follows Imogen but is beheaded. Imogen, ailing, takes a drug, prepared by the Queen, which puts her in a death-like sleep. In the last scene of the play, Cymbeline is reunited with his daughter and sons, Posthumous and Imogen are reunited, and Iachimo confesses his treachery and is forgiven.


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* Member of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers
** Member of Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, an Independent Labor Union
Member of United Scenic Artists
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