All-Femme, Asian-American Revival of Cymbeline Begins Performances Off-Broadway January 18 | Playbill

Off-Broadway News All-Femme, Asian-American Revival of Cymbeline Begins Performances Off-Broadway January 18

The National Asian American Theatre Company production is the world premiere of a new modern verse translation of the Shakespeare play from Andrea Thome.

Amy Hill

National Asian American Theatre Company's all-femme, all-Asian American production of William Shakespeare's Cymbeline begins performances at the Lynn F. Angelson Theater January 18, ahead of a January 23 opening night.

Presented in partnership with Play On Shakespeare, the production is a new modern verse translation by Andrea Thome.

Amy Hill leads the cast in the title role, alongside Purva Bedi, Annie Fang, Anna Ishida, Narea Kang, Jennifer Lim, KK Moggie, Maria-Christina Oliveras, Julyanna Soelistyo, Sarah Suzuki, and Jeena Yi.

Stephen Brown-Fried is directing, leading a creative team that includes scenic designer Ant Ma, costume designer Mariko Ohigashi, lighting designer Yiyuan Li, and sound designer Caroline Eng.

Cymbeline was one of the last plays Shakespeare wrote, at a time when he was fully aware of theatre’s power to confront the deepest questions of existence," said Brown-Fried in a previous statement. "There’s evidence the play was first performed after a long closure of the theatres due to the plague, and in the play, we can feel Shakespeare wrestling not only with the brokenness of the world, but also with the exuberance of rebirth, and the courageousness of hope. Throughout the play, Shakespeare presents us with images almost too fantastical to believe—a wicked queen, a conniving villain, a headless body—until ultimately, god descends onstage declaring 'Whom best I love I cross; to make my gift, the more delayed, delighted.' In this play, Shakespeare creates a theatrical journey as surprising, perplexing, and ultimately as rewarding as life itself."

Tickets are available at NAATCO.org.

 
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