Shakespeare-in-the-Park 2023
Thank you to all who participated!
With the support of the Conseil des arts de Montréal en tournée,
Repercussion Theatre Proudly Presented:
Shakespeare-in-the-Park 2023: Cymbeline
Part fairy-tale, part historical-fiction, part tragic-comedy – Cymbeline has it all: a troubled kingdom, forbidden love, betrayal, battles, deception, disguises, revelations and reunion…
With music, a dynamic, eco-conscious design, and an ensemble of eight talented actors taking on multiple roles, Shakespeare-in-the-Park Cymbeline explored what we do in the name of love, how deeply our humanity is rooted in the Earth, and how much we must sometimes lose to find ourselves, and each other, again.
by William Shakespeare (ed. A. Kellock)
SITP ’23 Toured July 13 – August 6, 2023
Presented in English – French and English subtitles were available on our web application
Ravyn R. Bekh
Performer
Samantha Bitonti
Assistant Director
Nathan Bois McDonald
Performer
Caite Clark
Lighting Designer
Bryan Doubt
Shakespeare Coach
Arash Ebrahimi
Performer
Alex Goldrich
Performer
Gitanjali Jain
Sound Designer, Musical Director
Amanda Kellock
Director, Artistic Director
Adlin Loud
Performer
Sabrina Miller
Set Designer
Anna Morreale
Performer
Annalise Peterson-Perry
Production Manager
Elyse Quesnel
Stage Manager
Abi Sanie
Assistant Stage Manager
Luigi Tiberio
Performer
Diana Uribe
Costume Designer
Nadia Verrucci
Performer
Lia Wright
Apprentice Stage Manager
The Shakespeare-in-the-Park 2023 Team
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Director, Artistic Director Cast Stage Manager Production Manager Assistant Production Manager Technical Director Assistant Technical Director Production Crew Production Assistant Repercussion General Manager Director of Communications Hospitality & Outreach Coordinator
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Assistant Director Composer/Musical Director Set Design Costume Design Lighting Design Shakespeare Coach Assistant Stage Manager Apprentice Stage Manager Head of Lights Head of Sound Head of Props Head Carpenter Communications Assistant Concessions Assistant Volunteer Coordinator
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Cymbeline & Eco-Conscious Art
In 2023, our production of Cymbeline looked to the Bard’s interest in nature and the natural as a reflection (or counterpoint) to more timely concerns about conservation, ecological harmony, and natural (im)balance. All that said (phew!), in concrete terms, we worked to make this year’s Shakespeare-in-the-Park production the greenest yet!
Practically, that meant thinking about the life of our show’s components and design elements before and after they hit the stage.
Repercussion has taken steps to cut down on material waste by reducing our amount of printed materials (offering digital programs, scannable links to our tour calendar), and running our Welcome Tent as ecologically as possible.
Moreover, as SITP is a touring production, everything, but everything – from our folding chairs, to our bug spray, our tents, our lights, our cables, our stanchions and ropes, our stage, our costumes, and our set – gets packed up after a performance. And after the tour, we often go about breaking down the set as responsibly as possible. So, the creative design of set and costumes have to be light, durable, and, more often than not, modular. This year, in addition to those considerations, Cymbeline’s designers have worked considering what materials can be given a second or third life – being transformed into our stagedressing, and then being recouped (transformed, used again, or, at the very least, recycled) once our tour comes to a close. With that challenge in mind, our design cadre has worked organically in every sense: coordinating materials, design and presentation through a collaborative exploration of the play’s themes and imagery, thinking about the use and reuse of materials, and recognising that a three-week tour need not condemn a production design to a three-week lifespan.
