Troilus and Cressida’s budding romance is cut short when the Trojans trade Cressida to the Greeks in exchange for Antenor.

Agamemnon gives up on Achilles and encourages Ajax to be their champion, and Pandarus sings a love song to Helen and Paris before finally bringing Troilus and Cressida together in person.

The Greeks receive Hector’s challenge as the Trojans decide to keep Helen and continue the war.

Renowned theatremaker Lillian Groag explains why “Troilus and Cressida” is her favorite of all the plays Shakespeare ever wrote, but not without wondering out loud what happened to him along the way.

During the endless Trojan War, the lovesick Trojan Prince Troilus agonizes over his pursuit of Cressida as the frustrated Greek generals plot to overcome their own divided and insubordinate warriors.

NEXT CHAPTER PODCASTS PRESENTS THE PLAY ON PODCAST SERIES, “TROILUS AND CRESSIDA” 

“We Gave Everything We Had”: Actor Randall Duk Kim and Director Annie Occhiogrosso reflect on their lives as artists.

Actor Randall Duk Kim and Director Annie Occhiogrosso reflect on their lives as artists.

“I fell into Shakespeare!” Historian and podcaster ⁠Cassidy Cash⁠ describes how finding a copy of a play tucked between a Bible and a hymnal in her grandmother’s house in rural Alabama led her into a life of learning about the past, the present, engineering information, painting castles, making podcasts, playing Noddy and knowing what a Link Boy was!

“That’s what you hear with Sinatra!” Larry Walsh describes how spending 25 years re-mastering the entirety of “Ol' Blue Eyes” recordings taught him  how to tune his ear to Shakespeare. Plus, why a mix engineer will never have a sharkskin suit.

Sound and Mastering Engineer Larry Walsh reflects on the lifelong journey through audio that led him to Shakespeare. 

“There are no villains”: Actors Maria-Christina Oliveras and Christine Toy Johnson open up about the painfulness of trying to belong, the grace of finding forgiveness, and the joy of reinventing yourself through the epic storytelling of “Cymbeline”.

“It’s a play about an incredibly broken world”: Playwright Andrea Thome and Director Stephen Brown-Fried reflect on the challenges, liberations, miracles and faith they had putting “Cymbeline” together.

Next Chapter Podcasts presents the complete Play On Podcast series, CYMBELINE, in its entirety.

The events of the story get pieced together, all is forgiven and Britain celebrates a lasting peace with Rome.

As the Queen wastes away fretting over her son’s disappearance, Cymbeline is saved in battle by Belarius and his sons, and Imogen, Posthumus, Iachimo and Caius Lucius all end up before the King, unbeknownst to each other.

Imogen keeps up her disguise as Fidele when confronted by Belarius and his sons, mistaking Cloten’s dead body for Posthumus and entering into the employment of Caius Lucius, who takes her as his page.

When she learns of Posthumus’s order to have her killed, Imogen disguises herself as a boy and gets lost in the wilderness trying to find the port of Milford Haven.

Iachimo convinces Posthumus that Imogen is unfaithful, prompting him to arrange for her murder at Milford Haven.

It’s the final episode of A Walk In The Garden and that can only mean one thing: the broadcast of the entire audio presentation of Botanic Garden The Musical!

Iachimo sneaks into Imogen’s bedroom while she sleeps and steals the bracelet Posthumus put on her wrist when they were married.

When King Cymbeline learns that his adopted son Posthumus has married his daughter, Imogen, against his wishes, he banishes him from Britain. Posthumus finds refuge with his father’s old friend Philario in Rome, where he meets a nobleman named Iachimo. When Posthumus tells Iachimo that Imogen is fairer than the fairest ladies in France, Iachimo bets that he can seduce her. Posthumus accepts the wager, staking the ring his wife gave him when they secretly exchanged vows.

NEXT CHAPTER PODCASTS PRESENTS THE PLAY ON PODCAST SERIES, “CYMBELINE,” SHAKESPEARE’S ROMANTIC FAIRY TALE OF SECRET MARRIAGE,  BANISHMENT, FALSE ACCUSATIONS, MISTAKEN IDENTITIES, RECONCILIATION AND REUNION.