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Cymbeline

By William Shakespeare

Directed by Bart DeLorenzo

Sept 22 – Nov 18, 2012

CRITIC’S CHOICE!
“Delightfully over-the-top…[a] frothy and fun confection”

–Los Angeles Times

“Funny, touching and entertaining…great fun!”
- Pasadena Star News

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– LA Weekly

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Cymbeline is William Shakespeare’s greatest romantic fairy-tale. Brimming with romance, mystery, and violent intrigue, it uncovers the resiliency of love and its conquest over chaos.

Running Time: 2 hours and 40 minutes, includes a 15 minute intermission

A Noise Within’s production of Cymbeline is part of Shakespeare for a New Generation, a national program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.

ACT I
In Britain, chaos erupts in the court of King Cymbeline when his daughter, princess Imogen, secretly marries Posthumus, the poor orphan Cymbeline raised in his court. Cymbeline and the Queen (Imogen’s devious stepmother) had other plans for Imogen, which involved ensuring their legacy and her marrying Cloten, the Queen’s son. Imogen is the throne’s sole heir. Twenty years ago, her brothers, Guiderius and Arviragus, were kidnapped from their nursery. Imogen’s secret marriage enrages the king who, in turn, banishes Posthumus from the realm. Before parting ways, Imogen gives Posthumus a diamond ring. In exchange, Posthumus gives Imogen a bracelet and flees to Rome. At Posthumus’ command, Pisanio remains at court to attend to Imogen. The play continues in Rome. Philario welcomes the exile into his home. He introduces Posthumus to Iachimo, an Italian gentleman and a Frenchman. The men argue that all women are the same, and any can be easily wooed. Posthumus disagrees, and declares his Imogen forever faithful. Iachimo doubts this and raises the stakes: he wagers 10,000 gold ducats against Posthumus’ diamond ring, and states he will successfully seduce Imogen. Back in Britain, the Queen receives a potion from her doctor, Cornelius. The Queen insists she will use it for scientific experiments, which leaves Cornelius suspicious of her motives. To the audience, Cornelius reveals the drug is only powerful enough to induce unconsciousness, not death. The Queen, believing the potion deadly, deliberately drops it at Pisanio’s feet, and tells him to use it if he needs a powerful cure-all to ward off illness. Iachimo arrives in Britain to woo Imogen. She refuses to believe Iachimo’s lies, and declines his advances. Iachimo devises a cunning plan to convince Posthumus of the affair that will never happen: he persuades Imogen to store his chest in her bedroom for safekeeping and, unbeknownst to Imogen, hides in it. While Imogen sleeps, Iachimo creeps out to inspect Imogen’s bedroom and examines her body. In order to present evidence of the “affair” to Posthumus, Iachimo seizes Imogen’s bracelet and steals away home to Rome.

ACT II
The next morning, Cloten attempts to flatter Imogen by hiring musicians to sing by her bedroom, but Imogen will not comply. Cloten’s persistence is met with Imogen’s insults. In Rome, Iachimo confronts Posthumus with the stolen bracelet and his new knowledge of Imogen’s body. This news convinces Posthumus of Imogen’s infidelity.

ACT III
In Britain, Caius Lucius, a Roman ambassador, visits the court to collect the yearly three thousand pound tribute, but Cymbeline refuses to pay. Without the fee, Caius Lucius declares war between Rome and Britain. Pisanio receives two letters from Posthumus: one commanding Pisanio to kill Imogen because she is unfaithful, and another urging Imogen to leave with Pisanio under the pretense of meeting Posthumus in Milford-Haven (Wales.) He gives her the latter letter. Once in the forest, Pisanio reveals the plot to Imogen. He advises her to dress like a boy and join Caius Lucius in Rome. This way, she can locate Posthumus and disprove Iachimo’s evil rumor. Disguised as “Fidele,” Imogen sets out for Wales. Back at the palace, Cloten confronts Pisanio and interrogates him for Imogen’s whereabouts. Cloten sets out for Wales, determined to kill Posthumus and rape Imogen, while dressed in Posthumus’ clothes. Imogen, now Fidele, discovers an empty cave belonging to old Morgan and his two sons, Polydore and Cadwal. Morgan is actually Belarius, Cymbeline’s former general who was accused of a crime he did not commit. In an act of revenge, the banished Belarius kidnapped Cymbeline’s sons, so, the young men are by birth Imogen’s long-lost brothers, Guiderius and Arviragus. The three men return home and treat her kindly; meanwhile, Cloten approaches the cave.

ACT IV
The men go out hunting while Imogen stays home. Feeling ill, she ingests the medicine Pisanio gave her (the Queen’s potion) and falls into a death-like unconsciousness. Cloten crosses paths and challenges Guiderius. Guiderius kills Cloten by cutting off his head. Belarius, Guiderius, and Arviragus return to the cave and believe Imogen is dead. They place her body beside Cloten’s and mourn. Imogen awakes alone, lying next to a headless corpse she believes to be Posthumus (an easy mistake since Cloten wears Posthumus’ clothes.) Caius Lucius discovers Imogen, and she joins him on his march in the new war (as Fidele.) Posthumus, having received word of Imogen’s death, regrets his actions. He disguises himself as a British peasant to fight against Rome. In the battle, Belarius, Guiderius, Arviragus, and Posthumus fight valiantly for Britain. Against all odds, they defeat the Romans. Caius Lucius, Iachimo, and Posthumus are taken prisoner and sentenced to death.

ACT V
As Posthumus lies in prison, a vision of Jupiter appears and promises to save him. As morning comes, soldiers arrive to take him to his execution. Everyone assembles at court. Pisanio reveals that the Queen confessed her evil intentions and has died. Caius Lucius pleads for Fidele’s life and Cymbeline grants it. Iachimo confesses his crimes against Posthumus and Imogen. Many identities are revealed and crimes forgiven. Posthumus laments his mistakes, reunites with Imogen, and pardons Iachimo from the death penalty. Guiderius confesses he killed Cloten. To spare him from punishment, Belarius reveals that his sons are truly Cymbeline’s kidnapped sons. In the end, after many revelations and reunions, Cymbeline pardons Belarius, and proclaims peace with Rome.

CAST

ANNALISE AGUIRRE

Ensemble

(Ensemble, Cymbeline) ANW Intern. With ANW: Debut. Other Theatres: All My Sons at Inland Valley Repertory Theatre, Dearly Departed at Chino Community Theatre, Twelfth Night, McBETH: A Shakespeare Commedia,The Hot L Baltimore, among others at UC Santa Barbara. Education/Training: B.A. in Theater Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara.

KEVIN RICO ANGULO

Ensemble

(Ensemble, Cymbeline) ANW Intern. With ANW: Debut. Other Theatres: Guiderius in Cymbeline at Theatrum Elysium. Nils Krogstad in A Doll’s House, Vice Principal Doug Panch in 25^th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee, Mr. Zyclo in Anonymous, Chilli/Jabber in In the Blood, Oliver in As You Like It, and Ensemble/Various Characters in HAIR at California State University, Chico. Education/Training: Theater Arts at California State University-Chico, Meisner Technique at Playhouse West, Scene Study, at the Beverly Hills Playhouse, Improve at IO West, Hip Hop at Debbie Reynolds Dance Studio.

FRANCIA DIMASE

Queen / Belarius

(Queen / Belarius, Cymbeline) With ANW: Millamont in The Way of the World. Other Theatres: Company member at Antaeus Theater Company. Many roles including: Regan in King Lear, Noel Coward’s The Astonished Heart, Constance in King John, Olivia in Twelfth Night (Classics Fest) Phaedra at the Getty. Director in ClassicsFest: Troilus and Cressida, The Sonnet Project. Three Days of Rain at Old Globe Theater, Scenes From an Execution at Mark Taper Forum, and other roles at The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland OR, Berkeley Repertory Company, Arizona Theater Company, Magic Theater, San Francisco, La Mirada Civic Theater among others. Film/TV: Various pilots, Movies of the Week, Mini-series and Guest Star appearances including: Soulmates, Champs, Sweet Temptation, JAG, among others. Education/Training: The American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco, Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, Santa Maria.

JAMES FERRERO

Ensemble

(Ensemble, Cymbeline) ANW Intern. With ANW: Summer with Shakespeare 2002-2005. Young Actor’s Workshop 2002-2004. Other Theatres: Understudy in The Comedy of Errors at Shakespeare to Go and Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Peter in Romeo and Juliet at The Downtown Repertory Theater, Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Samuel Beckett Theatre, Miles in Eight at DU Players’ Theatre, Sorin in The Seagull at UC Santa Cruz, Cancer Man in Holy Ghosts at UC Santa Cruz, Monk/Ensemble in Hair at UC Santa Cruz, Newman Noggs in The Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Part I at UC Santa Cruz Education/Training: B.A. in Theater Arts, University of California Santa Cruz;Drama, Trinity College Dublin; OSF Summer Seminar for High School Juniors.

ADAM HAAS HUNTER

Posthumus / Cloten

(Posthumus / Cloten, Cymbeline). With ANW: Debut. Other Theatres: Co-Founder of Poor Dog Group, an L.A. based arts collective. With Poor Dog Group - Brewsie and Willie, The Internationalists, and The Midnight Sun. The company has had the ability to travel and perform in Scotland, Croatia, Serbia, and Poland. Adam has appeared in The Government Inspector at the Theater @ Boston Court, The Walworth Farce at Theatre Banshee, Medea at UCLA Live, Romeo j Julia 1968 at Mali Brijun in Croatia, Dark Play or Stories for Boys at Theater @ Boston Court , Sandstorm and Hamlet to name a few. He has received the LA Weekly and LADCC Award for featured performance and LA Weekly award for lighting design. Education/Training: Adam is a graduate of California Institute of the Arts.

JESSIE LOSCH

Ensemble

(Ensemble, Cymbeline) ANW Intern. With ANW: Debut. Other Theatres: In and around New York City, including Celia in As You Like It; Liz in Loose Knit, Raina in Arms and the Man. Film/TV: mun2, Speak American. Education/Training: B.A. Theatre and Literature, Ramapo College; Cert. in Shakespearean and Classical Acting, British American Drama Academy.

ANDREW ELVIS MILLER

Iachimo / Caius Lucius

(Iachimo / Caius Lucius, Cymbeline) With ANW: Debut. Other Theatres: Blue Man Group, Tubes; Orpheus in the NY Adobe Theatre Co.’s world premiere of Orpheus and Eurydice; Jimmy in Mae West’s SEX revival with the Hourglass Group; Frank in Currican, a theatre’s premiere production of Fixing Frank; Sir Peter Hall’s Troilus and Cressida with Theatre for a New Audience; Peanut in the Off-Broadway production InBetweens at the Cherry Lane Theatre, Peter Evans in the LA premiere of Tracy Letts' Bug for Lost Angels, and Aguecheek in an Appalachian Twelfth Night at the Globe. Film/TV: Pretty Little Liars, NCIS, Los Angeles, One Tree Hill, Weeds, Southland, Ugly Betty, Criminal Minds, Monk, Law & Order: SVU, The Sopranos, Fixing Frank, Offspring, Falling Up and Red Sands. Education/Tranings A recently transplanted New Yorker, Andrew studied acting at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana and The Royal National Theatre in London.

HELEN SADLER

Imogen

(Imogen, Cymbeline) With ANW: Debut. Other Theatres: Radiance at The Geffen Playhouse, Marianne Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility at Actor’s Theatre of Louisville and Northlight Theatre in Chicago, Claire in The Maids at The Writers’ Theatre, Cate in Blasted at A Red Orchid Theatre, Shelly in Buried Child, Jo in A Taste of Honey and Lida Todd in Hyde in Hollywood all with Shattered Globe Theatre, War at Seanachai, Sophie in Chemin de Fer at Theater Wit, A Christmas Carol, Marathon 33. Film/TV: Claudija in HBO’s True Blood, Contagion, Cass, Heavy, The Coldest Winter, Wednesday’s Child, Credits, Keen, Hush Your Mouth. Audio books: Word Of Promise, The New Adventures of Mike Hammer. Education/Training: University of Bristol and The Poor School, London.

JARRETT SLEEPER

Guiderius / 2nd Gentleman / 1st Lord / Frenchman

(Guiderius / 1st Lord / 2nd Gentleman / Frenchman, Cymbeline) With ANW: Debut. Other Theatres: Los Angeles: Micah in How the World Began, Rodney in Dr. Cerberus, Rat in Old Glory, Billy in Scarcity. Chicago: Hylas in Argonautika, Alex in A Clockwork Orange, Eric LaRue in Eric LaRue. Film/TV: Dexter, Underemployed, Suite Life on Deck, Eli Stone, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Days of Our Lives, L.A. Noire, Stranger Than Fiction, YouTube Premium’s MyMusic, and others. Education/Training: Highland Park High School. Most of what has made me a better actor happened in gyms and kitchens and bedrooms and wilderness.

PAUL DAVID STORY

Arviragus / 1st Gentleman / 2nd Lord / Cornelius

(Arviragus / 1st Gentleman / 2nd Lord / Cornelius, Cymbeline) With ANW: Debut. Other Theaters: Broadway - Standby for Alan Strang in Equus, Junius Urban in The Caine Mutiny Court Martial. Off-Broadway - Ferguson/Wilkes Booth in Our Leading Lady at the Manhattan Theatre Club, David in The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel at The Public. Regional Theaters - Philip, King of France in The Lion in Winter at the Ensemble Theatre in Santa Barbara, Hamlet in Rosencrantz & Gildenstern Are Dead at the Baltimore Center Stage, Mr. Bingley in Pride & Prejudice at the Dallas Theatre Center Film/TV: In Time, American Violet, The Undying, St. Nick, Vartan LLP, Body of Proof, Nip/Tuck, Law and Order:SVU. Education/Training: North Carolina School of the Arts.

JOEL SWETOW

King Cymbeline / Philario

(King Cymbeline / Philario, Cymbeline) ANW Resident Artist. With ANW: Myron Berger in Awake and Sing, Estragon in Waiting For Godot, Pastor Manders in Ghosts, Duke Vincentio in Measure for Measure, Philante in The Misanthrope, Jaggers in Great Expectations, Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, Malvolio in Twelfth Night, Vershinin in The Three Sisters, Arnolphe in The School for Wives, title role in Tartuffe, Shylock in The Merchant of Venice, as well as major roles in Under Milk Wood, The Seagull, Major Barbara, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Blood Wedding, Man and Superman, The Duchess of Malfi and The Way of the World. Co-directed The Learned Ladies. Other Theatres: Marc Antony in Antony and Cleopatra at Theatricum Botanicum, Mad Forest at the Matrix Theatre Company, tons of NYC and regional theatre roles, including leads in The Normal Heart, Talley’s Folly, and The Sound of Teeth. Directed The Cherry Orchard at Interact Theatre Company (Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, Best Production of 1999), As You Like It at Actor’s Co-op, Miss Witherspoon at West Coast Ensemble, and the world premieres of My Brain Tumor and Muckrakers, among others. Ensemble Member of The Antaeus Company. Film/TV: Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, The Forgotten, Burn Notice, Charmed, Alias, Judging Amy, Stargate, She Spies, various Star Treks, Days of our Lives, 3 Ninjas, Live From Baghdad, The President’s Man 2, Clive Barker’s Lord of Illusions, The Confidant, the award winning shorts Chicxulub and Vartan LLP, and many, many others. Voice Over: Commercials from Acura to Kentucky Fried Chicken to McDonalds, animated features such as The Lorax, and loads of video games and cartoons too numerous to name.

TIME WINTERS

Pisanio / Gaoler

(Pisanio / Gaoler, Cymbeline) With ANW: Debut. Other Theatres: Antonio in Merchant of Venice at Theatre Banshee, Gene Dinkel in How the World Began, a World Premiere at South Coast Repertory, How to Disappear Completely…The Good Book of Pendantry and Wonder at Theatre @ Boston Court, Pellinore/ Merlyn in the National Tour of Camelot with Michael York and Lou Diamond Phillips, and Sacramento Music Circus, Sherlock in Sherlock’s Last Case at the Colony Theatre, Love of Three Oranges at the La Jolla Playhouse, Underneath the Lintel at Portland Center Stage, The Constant Wife at Laguna Playhouse, Yephihodov in The Cherry Orchard at Santa Fe Stages, Vladimir in Waiting for Godot, Charlie Baker in The Foreigner and Taking Steps at the Dorset Theatre Festival in Vermont, The Good Doctor and Equus at the Pasadena Playhouse, Amadeus on Broadway and others. Film/TV: The Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie, Sweet Talk, The Mudman, The Runaways, Life & Death of Peter Sellers, Nosfertu L.A., A Little Princess, Doc Hollywood, Defending Your Life, Thinner, Sneakers, Gremlins II, Criminal Minds, Big Love, Carnivale, Eagleheart, Ghost Whisperer, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, ER, Star Trek: The Next Generation among others. Education/Tranings: BFA, Summa Cum Laude, Stephens College for Women; Acting with Diana Castle, Milton Katselas, Michael Kahn, Michael Howard, Ada Brown Mather, Jean Muir, and others.

DESIGN TEAM

BART DELORENZO, Director

With ANW: Debut. Other Theatres: Ivanov, Day Drinkers (World Premiere), Margo Veil, The Receptionist, A Number at the Odyssey; In The Jungle Of Cities at Calarts; Legacy Of Light, Around The World In 80 Days at Cleveland Play House; King Learwith Antaeus Company; Doctor Cerberus (World Premiere), Shipwrecked! An Entertainment (World Premiere), Dead Man's Cell Phone at South Coast Repertory; The Projectionist (World Premiere) at Kirk Douglas Theatre; Shipwrecked! An Entertainment, Joan Rivers: A Work In Progress (World Premiere) at Geffen Playhouse; bobrauschenbergamerica at Inside the Ford; Voice Lessons (World Premiere) at the Zephyr; Britannicus with CalRep; Attempts on Her Life, The Cherry Orchard, She Stoops to Comedy, Killers, Flow My Tears, Homewrecker (World Premiere), Hard Times, Messalina (World Premiere) Mayhem (World Premiere), Cringe (World Premiere), Pentecost, Delirium Palace (World Premiere), Don Carlos with Evidence Room. Education/Training: B.A. in Literature and Theater Studies, Yale University; ART Institute for Advance Theater Training at Harvard. Bart is the founding Artistic Director of the Evidence Room theater. He is a recipient of six LA Weekly awards, three Backstage Garlands, three LA Drama Critics Circle Awards, and the 2012 TCG/Alan Schneider Award for Directing.

MEGHAN GRAY, Stage Manager

With ANW: Stage Manager for Antony and Cleopatra and The Bungler. Other Theatres: Lighting Design with Norwegian Cruise Lines, Bas Bleu Theater Company, Colorado State University, and the Pine Mountain Music Festival. Scenic Design with Three Feathers Theater Company and Bas Bleu Theater Company. Education/Training: B.A. in Performing Arts from Colorado State University. Internships with Live Design International, Goodspeed Opera House, Kennedy Center @ The Prague Quadrennial, ETC, and winner of the National Barbizon Award for Excellence in Lighting Design 2011.

KEITH MITCHELL, Scenic Designer

With ANW: The Illusion. Other Theatres: South Coast Repertory, The Kirk Douglas Theatre, CTG, Circa ’21, The Geffen Playhouse, The Bootleg, Evidence Room, Arizona’s Childsplay, Lewis Family Playhouse, The Odyssey, The Matrix, Artworks, Celebration, 24th Street. The Lounge and well over 20 shows for The Falcon Theatre, including The Value of Names, for which he won a 2007 Ovation Award for Scenic Design. He enjoys working with his hands and recently created masks for an original workshop production of Songs of Bilitis at the Getty Villa with Rogue Artists Ensemble and continues as a co-founding member of VoxBox Arts Collective based in nearby Eagle Rock. By day, Keith is an Emmy Award winning art director and guild member (ADG800) and a graduate of U.S.C.’s Annenburg School of Communication.

KRISTINA TEVES, Props

With ANW: Antony and Cleopatra. Other Theatres: World Premiere of Susan Lori Parks’ 365 Days/365 Plays at Berkley Rep, Julia in Two Gentlemen of Verona at Shakespeare by the Sea , Hamlet in Hamlet at Nixon Theatre,Juliet in Romeo & Juliet at Santa Clarita Shakes, Doctor/Hecate/Porter in Macbeth at Archway Theatre, Amiens in As You Like it at Santa Clarita Shakes, Jackie Runaways – Dublin Theatre Company, Quintus/2^nd Goth Titus Andronicus Claire Trevor Theatre, Anabella Gotchling in A Bright Room Called Day at Diablo Theatre Ensemble, Evelyn Munn in The Children's Hour at Dublin Theatre Company, Props for The Imaginary Invalid at Diablo Theatre Ensemble, Stage Manager for The Trojan Women at Archway Theatre, Stage Manager for Iphigenia at Aulis at Diablo Valley College, Asst. Scenic Painter for Imaginary Invalid at Diablo Valley College, Asst. Scenic Painter at Iphigenia at Aulis at Diablo Valley College, Wardrobe Head / Lead Dresser for Take Me Out at UC Irvine , Costume Construction/Dresser for Working at Summer Repertory Theatre, Costume Construction for The Learned Ladies at Summer Repertory Theatre, Costume Construction for The Talented Mr.Ripley at Summer Repertory Theatre . Education / Training: B.A Honors in Acting UC Irvine.

ANGELA BALOGH CALIN, Costume Design

With ANW: Antony and Cleopatra, The Bungler, Twelfth Night, The Comedy of Errors, The Chairs, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Misanthrope, Tartuffe, The 3 Penny Opera, The Imaginary Invalid, The Other Part of the Forest, Little Foxes, Great expectations, Waiting for Godot, Loot, The Matchmaker, The Price, The Skin of our Teeth, Richard III, Oedipus, The Seagull,The Cherry Orchard, The Country Wife, Ghosts, School for Wives, Julius Caesar, The Winter’s Tale, Cyrano, Doll’s House. Other Theatres: Her most recent designs include The Great Wall Story and To Kill a Mockingbird at Denver Center Theatre Company, Trip to Bountiful, and The Weir at South Coast Rep., The Importance of Being Earnest at Georgia Shakespeare. Angela has designed costumes and sets for over 100 productions at ANW, South Coast Rep, Denver Center Theatre Co., Georgia Shakespeare Festival, The Old Globe, Pasadena Playhouse, Laguna Playhouse, Ensemble Theatre Co. La Mirada Theatre Co., Mainstreet Theatre Co., West Coast Ens., Theatre 40 among others. Her designs garnered L.A Drama Critic’s Circle, Backstage/Garland and Drama Logue Awards. Angela designed costumes and sets for 16 film productions in the US and her native Romania and she holds an MFA in set and costume design from the Academy of Arts “N. Grigorescu” in Bucharest- Romania.

JOHN BALLINGER, Sound Designer / Composer

With ANW: Debut. Other Theatres: John is a performing musician, arranger, musical director and award-winning composer/sound designer, who has placed songs and scores in TV, film, and theater. Notable theatrical collaborations include Echo's Hammer, 1001, & The Government Inspector at Theatre @ Boston Court, the 99c Store Holiday Shows with Ken Roht, The Woman Who Forgot Her Sweater & Songs & Dances of Imaginary Lands with O-lan Jones, The Joan Rivers Show at Geffen Playhouse & The Projectionist at Kirk Douglas Theater with Bart DeLorenzo, Breakup Notebook: A Lesbian Musical and F**king Hipsters: the Musical at NYMF with Lori Scarlett & Keythe Farley. John has toured and/or recorded as a multi-instrumentalist and singer for Rufus Wainwright, Tracy Bonham, Dreaming Ferns, Dancing With the Stars, and Moira Smiley.

KEN BOOTH, Lighting Design

ANW Resident Artist. With ANW: Ken has designed more than thirty productions for A Noise Within since 1998. Some of his favorites include The Bungler, The Chairs, Noises Off, Great Expectations, Richard III, Taming of the Shrew, Ubu Roi, Oliver Twist, Life is a Dream, Dear Brutus, A Wilde Holiday, Skin of our Teeth, Buried Child, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Hollywood Bowl.

MONICA LISA SABEDRA, Wig, Hair & Makeup Design

With ANW: Desire Under the Elms, The Playboy of the Western World, Awake and Sing!, Much Ado About Nothing, Noises Off, Crime and Punishment, Richard III, The Rehearsal, Oliver Twist, Hamlet, Don Juan, Henry IV, Part 1, Dear Brutus, The Winter’s Tale. It is always a pleasure to be with ANW. Other Theatres: Nederlander/ McCoy/Rigby Entertainment National Tour-Jesus Christ Superstar (Wig/Hair Designer and Supervisor), And many, many other productions over the past 16 years. Film/TV: 2012 Emmy nomination for Victorious on Nickelodeon (Key Hairstylist), iCarly on Nickelodeon (Key Hairstylist); Lie to Me, FOX; Saving Grace, TNT Network (2nd hair), Days of Our Lives NBC/Sony, which garnered her a 2008 Daytime Emmy, Gridiron Gang Colombia Pictures, (2nd hair). Education/Training: A.A. Degree in Fashion and Visual Merchandising from the Los Angeles Trade Technical College, Marinellos Cosmetology School, B.A. Degree in Business with retailing/Merchandising option. She is so grateful for the varied and blessed career she has had thus far. Always her first love is the theatre and the theatre folks!

KEN MERCKX, Fight Choreography

ANW Resident Artist. Ken Merckx has choreographed fights and taught actors combat for film and television,theatres and universities all across the country. He is presently a faculty member at UC,Santa Barbara and Cal State, Fullerton. Ken is the resident fight choreographer at the Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Great Lakes Theater Festival (Cleveland) and A Noise Within (Los Angeles). Mr. Merckx received his MFA, in acting, from University of Illinois and his BA, in theatre studies, from the University of Washington.

Shakespeare’s Biography

William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet, playwright and actor, was born to Mary Arden and John Shakespeare in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England on April 23, 1564. Although much is written about him, very little documentation of his life survives beyond the public records of his birth, death, marriage and financial transactions. Shakespeare probably attended the Edward VI Grammar School, where his studies would have been almost exclusively in Latin. At age 18, he married Anne Hathaway (age 26), who gave birth to daughter Susanna, just six months after the wedding. In 1585, Anne gave birth to twins Hamnet (who lived only 11 years) and Judith. The years 1585-91 are considered the “lost years,” for which there are no extant records relating to Shakespeare. Sometime in this period, however, he settled in London. In 1592 he was listed as an actor with the Lord Strange’s Players, for whom he wrote his first play, the highly successful Henry VI, Part 1, followed immediately by the sequels Henry VI, Parts 2 & 3 in the same year. Over the course of 20 years, he wrote 148 sonnets, 3 long poems, and the 37 plays that are in continuous performance around the world today. 1599 marked the opening of the outdoor Globe theatre in which Shakespeare was a shareholder. Between 1610 and 1612, Shakespeare retired to Stratford, where he died in 1616 at age 52. He is buried in Stratford Parish Church. Other plays by Shakespeare produced at A Noise Within include: Antony and Cleopatra, The Comedy of Errors, Measure for Measure, Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice, Coriolanus, Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, All’s Well That Ends Well, King Lear, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, As You Like It, The Winter’s Tale, King Richard III, Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming of the Shrew, Pericles, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Macbeth, Julius Caesar, and Twelfth Night, or What You Will.

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