The Winter's Tale

Kiki & David Gindler Performing Arts Center

Written by: William Shakespeare

Directed by: Elizabeth Swain

Recommended for Ages 10+

Preview Performances: February 4-8, 2024

Opening Night: February 9, 2024

“I doubt not then but innocence shall make 
False accusation blush and tyranny 
Tremble at patience…”

When Leontes, King of Sicilia, falsely accuses his wife of an affair with his best friend he sets into motion a series of events that catapult two kingdoms into disarray in William Shakespeare’s sweeping romance of passion and forgiveness.

Director Elizabeth Swain, fresh from Antaeus’ award-winning 2022 production of Shakespeare’s Hamlet brings her vast knowledge of the canon to tackling the timely question, “How do you forgive the unforgivable?”

Cast

Shannon Lee Clair*

EMILIA/PERDITA

JD Cullum*

AUTOLYCUS/LORD III

Paul Eiding*

ARCHIDAMUS/JAILER/OLD SHEPHERD

Conlan Ledwith*

LORD II/SHEPHERD’S SON

Sabrina J. Liu*

MAMILLIUS/TIME/SERVANT

Brian Kim McCormick*

ANTIGONUS/GENTLEMAN

Peter Mendoza*

FLORIZEL/LORD I

Catia Ojeda*

LADY I/MOPSA/CLEOMENES

Claire Simba*

LADY II/DORCAS/DION

Geoffrey Wade*

CAMILLO/MARINER

Nathan Woodworth*

LORD II/SHEPHERD’S SON

Production Team

Elizabeth Swain

Director

Frederica Nascimento

Scenic Designer

Carolyn Mazuca

Costume Designer

Vickie J. Scott

Lighting Designer

Jeff Gardner

Sound Designer

Annie Yee

Choreographer

Aaron Lyons

Props Designer

Donna Cribari

Composer

Karen Osborne

Production Stage Manager

Kaite Brandt

Assistant Director/Production Dramaturg

Casey Collaso

Assistant Stage Manager
*member, Actor’s Equity Association, the union of professional Actors and Stage Managers in the U.S. This production is presented under the auspices of the Actors’ Equity Los Angeles Membership Company Rule

…a wild, emotional, and action-filled experience.

Carol Edgar Germain, Colorado Boulevard

…easy to get lost in the intricate plot…I could follow the bouncing ball…

Don Shirley, Angeles Stage

Antaeus deliver(s) another WINNER.

Edward Hong, The Nerds of Color

RECOMMENDED…a clear and entertaining telling by Antaeus.

Guy Picot, GIA ON THE MOVE

The themes resonate with today’s audience in a MOVING and POWERFUL way.

Joe Mosqueda, Glamgical

The performance leaves the audience feeling optimistic about humanity.

Michael Doherty, Mostly Shakespeare

Antaeus at their Shakespearean BEST.

Steven Stanley, Stage Scene LA

…an EXCELLENT rendition of a rarely performed play, and is well worth any theatergoers’ time.

Terry Morgan, Arts Beat LA