Performance Date

Sunday, October 11, 2009 @ 7:00pm

Art Court Theatre

Synopsis

Cymbeline, King of Britain, takes a new wife who has an arrogant son called Cloten. Cymbeline's beuatiful daughter Imogen is expected to marry Cloten. Instead Imogen marries the brave, but poor Posthumus Leonatus. Cymbeline is furious when he finds out about the marriage and banishes Posthumus who goes to Rome. The couple have time to exchange love tokens and Imogen gives Posthumus a diamond ring and he gives her a bracelet. The villain of the plot is Iachimo who bets 10,000 ducats against Posthumus's diamond ring that he can seduce Imogen. Various plot lines ensue involving deceit, cross-dressing, poison and treachery. The story has a happy ending when Iachimo confesses and Imogen reveals her true identity and is reunited with Posthumus.

The Sacramento Shakespeare Festival 2009, produced by City Theatre at Sacramento City College, presents the fifth in a series of staged readings: Cymbeline, by William Shakespeare.

This staged reading is a fundraiser for the Sacramento Shakespeare Festival, but the price is Pay-What-You-Can.  Children under six are not advised.

The Sacramento Shakespeare Festival is produced in partnership with the City of Sacramento Department of Parks and Recreation, and Capital Public Radio, and with generous grants from the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission and the Los Rios Foundation.