≡ Cymbeline
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Cymbeline -
By William Shakespeare
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Directed by Wickham Avery
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Produced by dog & pony dc
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Reviewed by Tim Treanor
What a bad idea this is! Dog & pony dc has re-conceived Cymbeline - definitely a minor part of Shakespeare’s canon - as a theatrical exercise in which actors change roles with every scene. To imagine an equivalent, suppose that Arena Stage decided to do the same thing with Death of a Salesman. In the first scene, Rick Foucheux would appear as Willie Loman, and Nancy Robinette as his wife, Linda. In the next scene, the Loman sons Biff and Hap would be played by - Rick Foucheux and Nancy Robinette, respectively. (more…)
