THE CYMBELINE PROJECT (2022)

By William Shakespeare
Conceived by Nataki Garrett
Created by Scarlett Kim
Episode Seven directed by Monty Cole

Streaming began November 22, 2022

Cymbeline, a rarely performed “problem play” that explores timeless themes of power and agency through a uniquely layered narrative and language, comes to life in a 10-episode transmedia series, The Cymbeline Project, conceived by OSF Artistic Director Nataki Garrett and created by OSF Associate Artistic Director & Director of Innovation and Strategy Scarlett Kim, in collaboration with iconoclastic guest artists hailing from across disciplines and mediums. The Cymbeline Project interweaves theatrical performance captured from performers’ homes across the country with striking digitally rendered visual layers, creating a hybrid form of collage—part theatre and part film—that resonates with our complex contemporary experience of media.

Monty says, “What Scarlet Kim and all the other incredible collaborators made with this project is breathtaking. Kim knew that I was interested in exploring the world of VR and gave me an incredible opportunity to work with 360 cameras, stitching environments, and building something intentionally for the Oculus Quest 2 with a game and talented ensemble.”

EPISODE SEVEN ENSEMBLE: Rachel Crowl (Belarius), Lauren Modica (Arviragus), Carolina Vargas Romero (Guiderius), Stephen Michael Spencer (Cloten), Caro Zeller (Imogen)

PRODUCTION TEAM:
Creative Producer/Showrunner/Video Editor: Scarlett Kim
Production Designer/Video Editor: Alex Grover
Creative Technologist: Sangmin Chae
Costume Designer: X. Hill
Sound Designer/Composer: T. Carlis Roberts
Sound Engineer/Production Manager: Josh Horvath
Video Supervisor/Video Editor: Micah K. Stieglitz
Make-Up Designer: Elisa Abend-Goldfarb
Dramaturg: Paul Adolphsen
Behind the Scenes Storyteller: Elizabeth Carter
Colorist: Jacqueline Chan
Voice and Text: Rebecca Clark Carey

PRESS AND RECOGNITION:
Young-Howze Digital Theatre Awards Winner for Show of the Year and X. Hill - "Dress Up" Award for Costume Designer of the Year