Issue date: 9/4/09 Section: The Verge

This drama is one of the great comedy plays by William Shakespeare. The themes illustrated in the play are freedom, friendship, repentance and forgiveness and feature different temperaments illustrating temperance and intemperance. The plot starts when King Alonso of Naples and his entourage sail home for Italy after attending his daughter's wedding in Tunis, Africa. They encounter a violent storm, a tempest. Everyone jumps overboard, and they are washed ashore on a strange island inhabited by the magician Prospero who has deliberately conjured up the storm. Prospero and Miranda live in a cave on the island, which is also inhabited by Ariel, a sprite who carries out the bidding of Prospero, and the ugly, half human Caliban. Various plots against the main characters fail thanks to the magic of Prospero. The play ends with all the plotters repenting, and the tempest is calmed.


Alonso-David Stevens
Sebastian-Brandon Wilson
Prospero-Kirk Dulin
Anthonio-Caitlyn Carroll
Ferdinand-Ryan McCain
Gonzalo-Mallory Stringfellow
Adrian-Dijon Marshall
Francisco-Andrew Swanson
Caliban-Andy Buel
Trinculo-Tim Tholl
Stephano-Brian McElligott
Master of a ship-Marcus May
Boate-Swaine-Rob Browy
Miranda-Elyse Waggoner
Ariell-Katy Kruzic
Iris-Ashley Ruddell
Ceresa-Sarah Holman
Juno-Shelly Hanson
Other spirits-Tom Michael and Dominique Dixon

Director- Bill Kincaid
Stage Manager-Rhianon Tieri
Asst. Stage Manager-Josh Anderson


Information from:
globe.theatre.org.

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