What happens when you take a 400-year-old English play with 75% male characters, recreate it as a lesbian love story with mostly female actors, and present it in a community-focused arts center in diverse, dynamic Washington, DC? welcome to a groundbreaking production of one of William Shakespeare’s most complex plays.

january 12-29 2017 at The anacostia arts center

production photos by Patrick Lachance

 

Featuring

Briana Manente as Posthumus
Caitlin Partridge
as Imogen
Christopher Holbert as Cymbeline/Philario
Jacqueline Chenault as Pisanio
Jonathan Rizzardi as Iachamo/Caius Lucius
Mollie Goff as Arviragus/First Lord/Frenchman
Renae Erichnsen-Teal as Belarius/Queen
Renea Brown as Guiderius/Second Lord
Rachael Murray as Helen/Cornelia/Captain 3/various soldiers
Zaira Boylan as Cloten/ Captain1/various soldiers

 

Crew

Director — Tracey Erbacher
Assistant Director — Rachel Messbauer
Stage Manager — Jeannie Melcher
Dramaturg — Caitlin Partridge
Production Manager — Aron Spellane
Scenic and Lighting Designers — Eric McMorris and Yannick Godts
Costume Designer — Kristina Martin
Sound Designer — Patrick Lachance 
Fight Choreographer — Megan Behm
Music Director — Sarah Davis
Graphic Designer — Yannick Godts

 

“Theatre Prometheus's [gay] Cymbeline is a treat…an accomplishment that deserves applause… The decision to cast a woman in the role of Posthumus is a revelation.” —Broadway world

”Breathe[s] new life into one of Shakespare’s less celebrated works.” —DCist

[gay] Cymbeline… Keeps delivering knockout moments.” — DC Metro theater arts