We are just weeks away from the first day of rehearsals –and camp!
Meet Shakespeare Troupe – our high school actors and technical theatre apprentices who will be undertaking one of Shakespeare’s most complicated plays, Cymbeline.
Directed by artistic director Jeanne Harrison, this production will be a bold and highly physical take on Shakespeare’s epic fairytale!
Cymbeline follows Innogen, princess of ancient Britain, as she undergoes a series of adventures to rescue herself and her nation from a scheming stepmother, rediscover her long-lost family, and reunite with her fiancé - while navigating assassination attempts, war, and villains. We often affectionately describe it as “every Shakespeare play at once.”
One of Shakespeare’s four romances, sometimes classified as a tragicomedy, this play is a whirlwind of events — complete with slander, love, mistaken identity, a beheading, and a final “recognition scene to end all recognition scenes” that keeps audiences and actors alike gasping through to the final reunions. Cymbeline is a beloved play that is less frequently performed - so catch it when you can!
Cymbeline will open at the Kimball Theatre in Colonial Williamsburg. A long loved tour stop for Traveling Players, this will be the first time Troupe is performing here since the theatre began renovations in 2017.
The tour will continue at the historic Agecroft Hall as a special encore performance to their annual Summer Shakespeare Festival. Audience members are encouraged to arrive early, and picnic in their lavish and gardens.
A Traveling Players tour stop favorite – we are thrilled to return once again to the magnificent Lime Kiln Theater and play a part in their summer season! Audience members can purchase dinner and drinks on the grounds.
A little closer to home, we are thrilled to return to the Middleburg Community Center for our penultimate performance of Cymbeline! Tickets for this performance will be available later in June.
As always we'll return home to Tysons for the closing performance of Cymbeline. Join us for a free performance at PenFed Plaza. Rain tickets are available in case of inclement weather.
Traveling Players Studio
Tysons Corner Center – D1L
1961 Chain Bridge Road, Tysons, VA 22102
P.O. Box 1315
Great Falls, VA 22066
