Overall, the Shakespeare Theatre Company's production of Cymbeline succeeded in drawing the audience into a world of suspended belief. While taking many liberties with the scenery and characterization of the narrator, the production remained grounded by the consistency of those choices. While some seemed outrageous, the use of music, white fabric, and the little girl tied the production together.

One of the most significant changes was the inclusion of a little girl. She was featured on the stage as the audience was finding their seats. The whole play became a fairytale for the little girl. They allowed for directorial and acting choices to have more liberties. One of the most shocking of these choices came in the form of a Vespa that Cloten rode on in his search for Imogen. While audience reactions varied, the choice added to the idea of a fairy tale.

Another choice that tied the production together was the use of music. From the moment the play began, the music was used to set the mood of the scene. Music would grow louder at more intense times, i.e. the fighting scene, and calm down at other points. Music was used successfully to set the mood and draw in the audience.

The use of white fabric was consistent throughout the production. Both the narrator, the little girl, and Imogen were initially featured in all white clothing. This implies a sense of purity otherwise not seen in the confusing and blood-drenched story. One of the most successful directorial choices was when the book of Cymbeline opened up in front of the little girl to pour blood down the front of her dress. The sharp contrast between the pure white and the deep red drew out an emotional response from the audience otherwise not expressed.

Cymbeline is one of the harder of Shakespeare's plays to produce. The play seems as if Shakespeare had ten different ideas in his head, mushed them all into one story, and had everyone live to be one big happy family in the end (without the Queen at the curtain call). The STC tackled a difficult production successfully. Whether the audience liked the play or not, they had opinions and that is how success can truly be measured in theater.