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The Tempest Wiki!
We wanted to provide the audience with a tool for understanding our production of The Tempest. This wiki was crafted with you in mind. Allow this site to inform your reading, prompt questions, and dispel your fear of Shakespeare.
In The Tempest, his magical farewell to the stage, Shakespeare unfolds a tale of vengeance and of redemption. The play tells the story of Prospero, deposed Duke of Milan, who will be played by Illinois Theatre faculty member Henson Keys. During a 12-year exile, Prospero has exploited the inhabitants and natural resources of the mystical island where he has found refuge. Using magic and natural resources procured from his indentured island servants, Prospero prepares to exact revenge on those who wronged him. What follows is a timeless lesson on the importance of forgiveness and freedom. In the course of staging this production, the creative team has explored the ecological implications of theatre making while working to implement sustainable practices.
Presented by Illinois Theatre in association with the Department of Landscape Architecture and the School of Architecture.
The Tempest is showing Thursday-Saturday, October 24th-26th, at 7:30pm, Thursday-Saturday, October 31st-November 2nd at 7:30pm, and Sunday, November 3rd at 3:00 pm in the Colwell Playhouse at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.
Ticket information available here.
Sara Boland-Taylor, Dramaturg
Kelsey McGrath, Assistant Dramaturg
The Tempest Wiki!
We wanted to provide the audience with a tool for understanding our production of The Tempest. This wiki was crafted with you in mind. Allow this site to inform your reading, prompt questions, and dispel your fear of Shakespeare.
In The Tempest, his magical farewell to the stage, Shakespeare unfolds a tale of vengeance and of redemption. The play tells the story of Prospero, deposed Duke of Milan, who will be played by Illinois Theatre faculty member Henson Keys. During a 12-year exile, Prospero has exploited the inhabitants and natural resources of the mystical island where he has found refuge. Using magic and natural resources procured from his indentured island servants, Prospero prepares to exact revenge on those who wronged him. What follows is a timeless lesson on the importance of forgiveness and freedom. In the course of staging this production, the creative team has explored the ecological implications of theatre making while working to implement sustainable practices.
Presented by Illinois Theatre in association with the Department of Landscape Architecture and the School of Architecture.
The Tempest is showing Thursday-Saturday, October 24th-26th, at 7:30pm, Thursday-Saturday, October 31st-November 2nd at 7:30pm, and Sunday, November 3rd at 3:00 pm in the Colwell Playhouse at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.
Ticket information available here.
Sara Boland-Taylor, Dramaturg
Kelsey McGrath, Assistant Dramaturg