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View the Program Alison C. Vesely David Rice Artistic Director Executive Director Adapted by David Rice°, DGA Music and Lyrics by Michael Keefe° and David Rice°, DGA Directed by Michael Goldberg° Scenic Designer Dialect Coach Angela Weber Miller° Jason K. Martin Costume Designer Lighting Designer Rachel Lambert° Stage Manager Michael McNamara°USA Kate Danziger°, AEA Properties Designer Sound Designer Tracie Duncan Asst. Stage Manager Christopher Kriz°, USA Jamie K. Fuller Katie Fecht First Folio Theatre is in residence at Mayslake Hall on the grounds of the Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook. The Estate is owned and operated by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County. This program is provided by First Folio Theatre, a not-for proft organization. This program made possible in part by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council (a state agency). First Folio Theatre is a member of the League of Chicago Theaters and Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American theatre. Major Sponsorship Provided By Hinsdale Bank & Trust Co., the Saints, the Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, and the Chase Community Foundation AN AGENCY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS Opening – June 22, 2013 Cymbeline 1 CAST (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE) MUSICAL NUMBERS Morgan .................................................................................................................................. Ronald Keaton* ACT ONE Cadmus ................................................................................................................................Ryan Czerwonko “The Ballad of King Cymbeline” .......................................................................Morgan and Ensemble Polydore .......................................................................................................................................... Tyler Rich “Imogen’s Seduction” .......................................................................................................................Iachimo Queen ................................................................................................................................... Lia Mortensen* “Lachimo’s Betrayal” ..........................................................................................................................Iachimo Posthumus ..........................................................................................................................Matthew Kefer “Arise, My Pretty Flower” ....................................................................................................................Cloten Imogen ..................................................................................................................................Kate McDermott “A Shepherd’s Life” ....................................................................................... Morgan, Cadmus, Polydore King Cymbeline .....................................................................................................................John Milewski Pisania..................................................................................................................................Skyler Schrempp ACT TWO Cloten .....................................................................................................................................Andrew Behling “Fear No More” .............................................................................................. Morgan, Cadmus, Polydore Cloten’s Servant ..................................................................................................................Michael Ferraro “Oh, Bloody Cloth” .......................................................................................................................Posthumus Philario ...................................................................................................................................Tyler Thompson “The Battle” .......................................................................................................................................Ensemble Iachimo ........................................................................................................................ James Earl Jones II* “When Gabriel Comes” ............................................................................. Gabriel, Posthumus, Angels Cornelia, the Wise Woman ................................................................................................. Victoria Blade “The Ballad of King Cymbeline-Reprise” ................................................................................Ensemble Helene .........................................................................................................................Kelly Elizabeth Baskin Messenger .................................................................................................................................... Andrew Coil FIRST FOLIO PRODUCTION HISTORY General Lucius ...........................................................................................................................Robert Tobin Gabriel .......................................................................................................................... James Earl Jones II* Angels ..............................................................Andrew Behling, Ryan Czerwonko, Tyler Thompson First Folio has received 3 Joseph Jeferson Awards, 23 Joseph Jeferson Nominations and 2 After Dark Awards Gaoler ......................................................................................................................................... Andrew Coil Rebel Soldier ...............................................................................................................................Royen Kent 1997-The Tempest Valeria, a Soothsayer ............................................................................................................. Kate LoConti 1998-A Midsummer Night’s Dream Ensemble/Musicians .......................................................... Kelly Elizabeth Baskin, Andrew Behling, 1999-The Taming of the Shrew Victoria Blade, Andrew Coil, Lauren Demerath, 2000-Romeo and Juliet; Much Ado About Nothing Michael Ferraro, Royen Kent, Kate LoConti, 2001-Macbeth; As You Like It Kate McDermott, John Milewski, Tyler Thompson 2002-Antigone; Twelfth Night (Jef Recommendation) 2003-The Comedy of Errors *Denotes a member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers. 2004-Hamlet; A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2 Jef Nominations); Staged Reading Series °Denotes First Folio Artistic Associate (Indoor space premiere) 2005-The Importance of Being Earnest (Jef Nomination); The Taming of the Shrew; A UNDERSTUDIES Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court 2006-Private Lives (Jef Nomination); The Tempest; The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe (Jef Nomination) Kelly Elizabeth Baskin – Pisania/Cornelia, Victoria Blade – Imogen, 2007-Angel Street (Jef Recommendation); Richard III (Jef Nomination); The Madness of Andrew Coil – Cadmus/Polydore, Ryan Czerwonko – Iachimo/Gabriel, Edgar Allan Poe Lauren Demerath – Valeria, Michael Ferraro – Cloten, Royen Kent – Lucius, 2008-Jeeves Intervenes (Jef Nomination); Driving Miss Daisy (2 Jef Nominations); Much Kate LoConti – Queen, Tyler Thompson – Posthumus, Robert Tobin – Cymbeline/Morgan Ado About Nothing (2 Jef Nominations, 2 After Dark Awards); The Passion of Dracula 2009-Design for Living, A Moon for the Misbegotten (4 Jef Nominations, 1 Jef Award), SETTING Macbeth, The Castle of Otranto 2010-Jeeves in Bloom (1 Jef Nomination); Will Rogers: An American Original; Twelfth Night (2 Jef Nominations); The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe The Appalachian Hills of West Virginia, 1863 2011-Blithe Spirit (Jef Nomination); The Woman in Black; Romeo and Juliet (2 Jef There will be one ffteen-minute intermission. Nominations); Tea at Five (Jef Recommendation) 2012-Unnecessary Farce (Jef Recommendation); The Turn of the Screw (2 Jef Awards); The The use of cameras, videotape recorders, or audio recorders during this performance is strictly Merchant of Venice; Shylock and His Daughter; The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe prohibited by copyright laws. 2013-Jeeves Takes a Bow, Underneath the Lintel (Jef Recommended) First Folio Theatre is a professional theatre employing members of the Actors’ Equity More information can be found at www.frstfolio.org Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. 2 First Folio Theatre Cymbeline 3 SYNOPSIS OF CYMBELINE Deep in the West Virginia mountains in the midst of the Civil War, Imogen defes her father (the powerful mountain man “King” Cymbeline) by marrying the poor Posthumus. In doing so, she also incurs the wrath of her step-mother (“Queen”) who was scheming for her own son, Cloten, to wed Imogen and become King’s heir. To escape King’s wrath, Posthumus fees to the North, further enraging King, who is already dealing with the threat of a Union army attacking his mountains to keep him from seceding. As Posthumus languishes in the North, he is manipulated by the wily Iachimo into a foolish bet, with Iachimo claiming that he can prove that Imogen will be faithless to Posthumus. Despite Imogen rebufng Iachimo’s advances, Iachimo manufactures proof of her supposed infdelity, and convinces Posthumus that he has been cuckolded. In his rage, Posthumus orders Imogen’s death. With the aid of her servant Pisania, Imogen escapes deep into the mountains, disguised as a young boy named Fidele. There she meets the
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