The Rude Mechanicals presented candlelight performances of William Shakespeare’s Cymbeline this past weekend at Historic Kenmore.

Actors present the prologue.

The Queen (Mariah Beachboard) and Posthumus (Matthew Zimmerman)

Imogen (Corinn Keene) and Posthumus secretly marry.

Philario (Meaux Nowlin)

Iachimo (Marcus Salley) tries and fails to seduce Imogen.

Cloten (Mark Wright) plays the flute for Imogen, who he and his mother The Queens hope he can marry.

Cymbeline (Jonathan Price), The Queen, Cloten, and Lucius (Roodey Lablaze) discuss tensions with Rome.

Cymbeline, the king, recieves the Roman ambassador Lucius.

Pisanio (Jacob Rupe) agrees to become Cloten’s servant, so that he may spoil Cloten’s plans.

Imogen unknowingly meets her long-lost brothers.

Posthumus being visited by his ancestors.

Jupiter (Mark Wright) grants Posthumus his life back and the restoration of his relationship with Imogen.

Posthumus spares the life of Iachimo.

Curtain call