he called it cymbeline

philadelphia, pennsylvania

he called it cymbeline is an immersive rendering of Shakespeare’s CYMBELINE. In this world, the audience must choose their own adventure, but no matter what, there will be s’mores and there will be dancing.

Rooted in, but diverging from the original script, this movement-theater production comes out of a story of men forgiving violence to shore up their hold on power. he called it cymbeline centralizes the stories of women who question why they should bear the brunt of that brutality - and who are silenced for their questioning.  In this experiential event, the audience cannot possibly see everything, and must decide for themselves who they believe and who they forgive.

he called it cymbeline includes additional text by Kate St. John, Amy Shoshana Blumberg, the performing ensemble, and testimony from members of the local sexual assault survivor community.

CO-CREATED by Kate St. John and Amy Shoshana Blumberg,

based on William Shakespeare’s Cymbeline with additional text by Kate St. John, Amy Shoshana Blumberg, ensemble, and testimony from local sexual assault survivor community

The Great Court at Mitten Hall // Produced by Temple University Theater Department // December 2018

DIRECTION & CHOREOGRAPHY by Amy Shoshana Blumberg

PRODUCTION DESIGN by Kate St. John

PERFORMED by Joel David Apgar, Maggie Brennan, Cianna Castro, Noriani Estevez, Tariq Kanu, Matthew Levy, Annika Prichard, Isabel Robin, Jake Ropka, Kodiak Thompson, & Audrey Ward