Cymbeline presented by Midsommer Flight at Various Locations

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

"...Directed with spirit by founding artistic director Beth Wolf, this is the kind of thing that will live or die by the cast's commitment to buy into a narrative that strains credulity, to put it mildly. Fortunately, everyone involved is equal to the task. As I sat in my folding chair in the bucolic Chicago Women's Park in the South Loop among clusters of picnickers, it occurred to me that this was as period-correct a setting to take in this kind of entertainment as was possible in the 21st century."

Buzz Center Stage - Highly Recommended

"...There's debate over CYMBELINE's genre - tragedy? comedy? romance? - but Midsommer Flight's Director (and founder) Beth Wolf is absolutely certain: CYMBELINE is a comedy, and a hilarious one! While staying true to the original script, she has directed the (superb) actors to make it incredibly funny by via expressions, postures, and gestures."

Third Coast Review - Recommended

"...Cymbeline is one of Shakespeare's late and rarely performed plays. but with a trimmed-down script and engaging movement and music, Midsommer Flight overcomes the Bard's many plot complications and creates a charming summer fantasy."

Picture This Post - Recommended

"...This play offers its audience all of Shakespeare's favorite ploys: from bets and lies and forbidden love, to gender-swaps and long-lost children, to a historical backdrop that erupts into an epic battle. Despite the play's complexity, this production leans into simplicity and gives its audience an accessible version of the classic, in this reviewer's opinion. There are significant cuts to the script and the dynamics between characters are understood not just through word but through movement and staging. This same physicality conveys much of the comedy. For instance, one of the play's most hilarious scenes, in this writer's opinion, is set in Imogen's room as she sleeps. Iachimo jumps out of a chest and carefully tries to steal Imogen's jewelry as proof they slept together. He approaches and retreats as she breathes. Shortly after, Cloten bursts into the room with a band, and wakes her up with a hilariously out-of-tune serenade full of half-hearted compliments."

NewCity Chicago - Highly Recommended

"...But this problem play is a favorite of Midsommer Flight director Beth Wolf. She had wanted to do it back in 2020, but it was canceled due to the pandemic. Midsommer's new production, playing in Chicago parks through August 13, shows that in the right hands "Cymbeline" is funny, compelling and surprisingly touching. It is a play about forgiveness and overcoming pride, which makes it feel right for this point in history."