Written by: William Shakespeare

Directed by: Nike Doukas


We have Free Special Events Following These Shows:

Sunday, October 19 at 2:00pm - After Words: A casual post-show discussion with Artistic Director Nike Doukas, exploring how the show resonated, raising new questions, and continuing the conversation.

Monday, November 3 at 8:00pm - Meet the Artists: A post-show conversation with the actors, where they share insights, behind-the-scenes stories, and answer your questions.

“Arm me audacity from head to foot!”

Shakespeare’s Cymbeline is reimagined in this rollicking adventure set in the American West in the 1800s. When Imogen defies her father, Cymbeline, and sets off on a treacherous journey, she encounters rugged landscapes, mistaken identities, and daring adventures. 

Directed by Artistic Director Nike Doukas (The Tempest, The Hothouse), and featuring original music, this sweeping tale brings Shakespeare’s poetry to the wild frontier.


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Enjoy a special Cymbeline-inspired cocktail at our neighboring bar, The Famous, crafted to celebrate the show!

The Famous
154 S Brand Blvd
Glendale, CA 91204

"Under new ownership, we are Glendale’s favorite neighborhood bar - featuring craft cocktails, eclectic wines, local beers, and a bevy of nonalcoholic options. With themed nights nearly every day we are open (Tuesdays - Sundays), we’ve got something for everyone. Asian and female-owned since 2024. We are honored to support The Antaeus Theater Co in their upcoming production. Come in for the Cymbeline!"

Cast

At ANTAEUS: As You Like It, The Curse of Oedipus. Recent: King of France, All’s Well That Ends Well (A Noise Within). LA: Chutes&Ladders, Water by the Spoonful (Mark Taper Forum), Citizen: An American Lyric (Kirk Douglas Theater), Romeo and Juliet (Ahmanson Theater), Solly Two Kings, Gem of the Ocean (u/s, A Noise Within), Off the Rails (Native Voices), Prometheus Bound (Getty Villa), Citizen: An American Lyric, The Ballad of Emmett Till, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (Fountain Theatre), Mother Courage (Theatre @ Boston Court). Regional: Ghost/Claudius in Hamlet and Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare Santa Cruz); Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (The Lorraine Hansberry Theatre in San Francisco); Henry V and The Man Who Came to Dinner (Oregon Shakespeare Festival); Othello (California Shakespeare Festival); the Denver Theatre Center; Actors Theatre of Louisville; the Long Wharf Theatre; the Shakespeare Theatre (DC); and PlayMakers Rep. New York: Broadway (Electra). Film: Celebrity, The Farm. Recent TV: Call Me Kat, Modern Family, Rake. Awards: Ovation and LADCC for Acting Ensemble: The Ballad of Emmett Till.
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Teodora Avramovic

GUIDERIUS/SECOND LORD

JD Cullum*

LUCIUS/CORNELIUS/FIRST LORD/PHILARIO
At ANTAEUS: The Cripple of Inishmaan, As You Like It, Hedda Gabler, Cloud 9. Other Theater: Mark Taper Forum, South Coast Repertory, Geffen Playhouse, Kirk Douglas Theatre, Pasadena Playhouse. Recent appearances include Tolstoy in Suffolk (Studio C Artists), For Piano and Harpo (Garry Marshall Theater), All the Way (South Coast Repertory). TV: The Orville, Aquarius, Bones.
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Eve Gordon*

QUEEN/BELARIA
EVE GORDON (Aimee Semple McPherson): At ANTAEUS: Diana of Dobson’s, As You Like It, Picnic, The Curse of Oedipus, You Can’t Take It With You, Peace in Our Time, The Autumn Garden. Other Theater: Open House (Skylight Theatre); The Ugly One (EST/LA); The End of the Day (Coast Playhouse); Candide (Goodman Theatre); Hang On To Me (Guthrie Theatre, Peter Sellars); Africanis Instructus (Festival d’Automne, Richard Foreman); Measure for Measure (Yale Repertory Theatre, John Madden); others. TV/FILM: Felicity; Honey We Shrunk Ourselves; Big Little Lies; Irresistible, Don’t Trust the B in Apt 23, others. Training: Brown University and Yale School of Drama.
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At ANTAEUS: Cymbeline, The Tempest, Women in Love (reading). Other acting credits: Joan (Barrington Stage, South Coast Repertory); For the Love of: or, the Roller Derby Play (Kirk Douglas Theatre); Angel Next Door (North Coast Repertory Theatre); Hello Stranger, For the Love Of (Theatre of Note); Arms and the Man, Explorer’s Club (Jewel Theatre); Skylight, Sugar Daddies, A Christmas Carol (ACT); Twelfth Night, King Lear (Seattle Shakespeare Company). TV: Paradise, 9-1-1, The Dropout, Legacies, Ratched, among others. B.A. in Theatre from Washington State University.

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GERARD JOSEPH  is a multi-hyphenate artist currently based out of LA.  He received his MFA from UCSD, has trained with Maggie Flanigan in NYC, and is a company member at Antaeus Theater Company and The Road Theater in LA. Gerard sends special love and thanks to his parents for their tremendous love and support. IG @whatnextg. Reps welcome.   Los Angeles Theater: FIRST DEEP BREATH - Geffen Playhouse; EVERYBODY - Antaeus Theater Company; 90027: GRIFFITH PARK - THE FIRE IN-BETWEEN - Antaeus Theater Company; KAIROS - Geffen Writers Room; PRESENT BLACK FATHERS - Road Theater Company; A POST-RACIAL USA - HIghways Theater; A TASTE OF HONEY - Odyssey Theater.   New York Theater: AMERICAN LULLABY - Manhattan Theater Club; TERROR SUPERHIGHWAY - Cherry Lane Theater; VII DEADLY SINS - Downtown Theater Festival.     Regional Theater: HONKY - San Diego Rep; HIS GIRL FRIDAY - La Jolla Playhouse; BLUEPRINTS TO FREEDOM - La Jolla Playhouse; DUTCHMAN - Ubuntu Theater Co; RUN MOURNER, RUN - Flashpoint Theater Company; A MATTER OF SECONDS - Walnut Street Theater; TAKE ME OUT - Plays and Players.   Director: ROBBIN, FROM THE HOOD - Road Theater Company; TOPDOG/UNDERDOG - Black Creators Collective; YOU - an immersive experience; SECRET SOCIETY - Alliance Theater.
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At ANTAEUS: Measure for Measure, Diana of Dobson's,  As You Like It, Henry IV Part I, Measure for Measure, and The Curse of Oedipus. Other theater: Vietgone (The Alley Theatre), Sense & Sensibility (South Coast Rep); Love's Labour's Lost, Edward III, and Cyrano de Bergerac (Colorado Shakespeare Festival); Hamlet (The 6th Act); Frankenstein (A Noise Within); The Hard Problem and Vietgone (LA Theatreworks); Gloria and The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide (Curious Theatre Company); Colony Collapse (Boston Court Pasadena); Supper (Theatre of NOTE); Rose and the Rime (Sacred Fools); and 99 Histories (Artists at Play). She holds degrees in Theatre and Business from UNCo. DesireeMeeJung.com
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Peter Mendoza was born and raised in East Los Angeles. He studied theater, stage combat, and dance at East Los Angeles College. At ANTAEUS: Belyaev in Three Days In The Country. Other Theater: Oscar in Sweat (Mark Taper Forum), Elliot in Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue (Kirk Douglas Theatre), Oedipus in Oedipus El Rey (Kirk Douglas Theatre, Digital Stage), Henry Reyna in Zoot Suit (Mark Taper Forum, U/S); Hason in Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles (The Rep. Theatre of St. Louis); Rafael in La Piedra Oscura; Don Carlos in Los Empeños de una Casa, Paco in Salon Mexico, Don Juan Tenorio in El Burlador de Sevilla (Bilingual Foundation of the Arts). TV: Perry Mason (HBO), From Scratch (Netflix), Shooter (USA), NCIS (CBS), Snowfall (FX), Casual (HULU), On My Block (Netflix). Film: Dead Bullet, Nathan's Kingdom, Parasites, Tecato, Hello to Never, Ana Maria in Novella Land.
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Anja Racić

ARVIRAGUS/FRENCHIE

Anja is a Serbian actor & producer. AT ANTAEUS: Cymbeline, The Tempest. Other acting credits: The Tempest at the Shakespeare Center of LA/After Hours Theatre Company; NOT Another Midsummer & HAG with The Queen’s Fools; Dark Library: POE & Dark Library: Paris 1925 by After Hours Theatre Company. Anja made her producing and acting film debut this summer with Cake, a short film that premiered at the Oscar and BAFTA-qualifying LA Shorts Film Festival. Her first feature, Red Snelling for Mayor, is set to make the rounds on the festival circuit in the coming year—stay tuned! Education: Professional Conservatory at the Art of Acting Studio, Stella Adler NYC & Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. IG:@racicanja Website: www.anjaracic.com


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Antaeus debut. Other acting credits include: Macbeth (A Noise Within), Measure Still For Measure (Boston Court), Much Ado About Nothing (A Noise Within), Pericles (New Swan Shakespeare Festival), Ready, Steady, Yeti...Go (Rogue Machine), Henry V (Pacific Resident Theatre), Dancing vs. The Rat Experiment (LaMama), Roberto Zucco (Ohio Theater), Love's Labour's Lost (Baryshnikov Arts Center), The Winter's Tale (San Antonio Shakespeare), Schriebstück (U.S. & Canadian Premieres). Television appearances include: Frankenstein's Monster's Monster (Netflix), Criminal Minds (CBS), Rosewood (Fox), Serious Music (ABC). BFA, NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

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Production Team

Nike Doukas

Director
At ANTAEUS (Directing): Cymbeline, The Tempest, The Hothouse; (Acting): The Zip Code Plays, Three Days in the Country, Hedda Gabler, Cousin Bette, Tonight at 8:30, The Liar, Patience, The Wood Demon. Other directing credits: Ensemble Theatre Company, A Noise Within, The Jewel Theatre, North Coast Repertory, Playwright’s Arena, PICT (Pittsburgh). Other acting credits: South Coast Repertory, Pasadena Playhouse, The Ensemble Theatre Company, The Harold Clurman Theatre, PICT, Kinetic Theatre Company, ACT (Seattle), Shakespeare Festival LA, The Old Globe, The Mark Taper Forum, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, The American Conservatory Theatre. TV: Recurring roles on the new Frasier and Desperate Housewives, and guest stars on NCIS and many others. M.F.A., The American Conservatory Theatre. Recipient of the 2011 Lunt Fontanne Fellowship.

Ann Sheffield

Set Designer

Julie Keen

Costume Designer

Vickie J. Scott

Lighting Designer

John Ballinger

Composer/Musical Director/Sound Designer

John McElveney

Props Designer

Nick Santiago

Projections Designer

Elijah Frankle

Associate Lighting Designer

Maya Aragon

Assistant Set Designer

Olivia Shu

Assistant Set Designer

Jenn O'Brien

Assistant Director

Claire Fogle

Production Stage Manager

Jessica Osorio

Assistant Stage Manager

Frank Ishman

Artwork
*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

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Carol M. Becker, Larchmont Buzz

"BRISK, LUCID, and... DELIGHTFUL"

Ernest Kearney, Stage and Cinema

RECOMMENDED…a LIVELY and FAST-PACED production.”

Madison Mellon, Stage Raw

"...a WONDERFUL ride...EXCELLENT"

Michael Doherty, Mostly Shakespeare

“Shakespeare and the American West prove an INSPIRED MIXSPLENDID.”

Steven Stanley, Stage Scene LA