Experience Prospero’s wizardry as never before in this startling production, featuring magic created by Teller (of the legendary duo Penn & Teller). When shipwrecked aristocrats wash up on the shores of Prospero’s strange island, they find themselves immersed in a world of trickery and amazement, where Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan’s Dust Bowl balladry, Teller’s magic, and Pilobolus’s movement animate the spirits and monsters. The Tempest is a co-production with The Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Nevada.
Standing Room Tickets
A very limited number of standing room tickets for select sold-out shows will be sold on the day of each show, in person only and only 1 ticket per person, from A.R.T. Ticket Services. The Ticket Office opens at 12:00PM.
Need to know
Grade 3 and Up
The Dust Bowl circus theme and use of stage magic make this a family-friendly production of Shakespeare’s play. The plot may be a little too complex for youngsters to follow, but prepared children age 8 and up will be taken in by the spectacle and enjoy the overall experience. Very young children may be frightened by the loud noises and simulated storm.
Notable dates
ASL Dates:
June 3, 7:30PM
June 8, 2:00PM
Audio Described Dates:
June 4, 7:30PM*
June 7, 2:00PM*
*Touch tour 1 hour prior
Discussions
There will be post-show discussions after the following select matinee performances:
May 17, May 21, May 24, May 28, May 31, and June 4.
There will also be a post-performance discussion with Dr. Jeremy Wolfe on Tuesday, May 27, following the 7:30PM performance.
Dr. Wolfe will discuss how it is possible to miss so much of what happens right in front of your eyes.
Jeremy Wolfe is Professor of Ophthalmology and Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School. He is Director of the Visual Attention Lab and the Center for Advanced Medical Imaging at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. His research focuses on visual search and visual attention with a particular interest in socially important search tasks in areas such as medical image perception (e.g. cancer screening) and security (e.g. baggage screening). He taught Introductory Psychology for 25 years at MIT and Harvard.
Zita Ezpeleta and Kewsong Lee
Sarah Hancock
Alan Jones and Ashley Garrett
Lisbeth Tarlow and Stephen Kay
The Cambridge Trust Company
Press
Credits
Creative team
Cast
Prospero
Tom Nelis
Prospero
Tom Nelis
A.R.T.: Moby-Dick, The Tempest, The Blue Flower, bobrauschenbergamerica. Broadway: Indecent, The Visit, Enron, The Caine Mutiny Court Martial, Aida, Girl From The North Country (upcoming). International: Laurie Anderson’s Songs and Stories from Moby Dick; Richard Foreman’s Pearls for Pigs; Tadashi Suzuki’s Dionysus; The Merchant of Venice, RSC, TFANA. Thirty years of Off-Broadway and Regional productions. Founding member, SITI Company. Honors: Eliot Norton Award (Prospero, The Tempest), OBIE Award (Marshal McLuhan, The Medium). Education/Training: MFA, UC San Diego.
Miranda
Charlotte Graham
Miranda
Charlotte Graham
A.R.T.: Debut. Off-Broadway: Amandine (workshop), Cherry Lane; The Importance of Being Ernest Hemingway, Access Theater. Regional: Three Sisters, Build, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Chautauqua Theater Company; Camelot, Trinity Rep; Beast, New York Stage and Film; Life Science, Brown/Trinity Playwrights Rep. Film: The Hot Flashes. Television: “Gossip Girl,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “Hart of Dixie,” “Joe, Joe & Jane” (NBC pilot). B.A. Brown University, MFA: Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Program in Acting.
Ariel
Nate Dendy
Ariel
Nate Dendy
A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: The Fantasticks (The Mute, L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award and Helen Hayes Award nominations), Arena Stage, South Coast Repertory, Trinity Rep; Angels In America (Prior Walter), Risk Theater Initiative; Twelfth Night, Dallas Shakespeare Festival; A Christmas Carol, Trinity Rep. Film: Turtle Hill: Brooklyn. M.F.A. from Brown University/Trinity Rep.
Caliban
Zachary Eisenstat
Caliban
Zachary Eisenstat
A.R.T.: The Heart of Robin Hood, The Donkey Show. Regional: On The Town, The Chosen, Lyric Stage Company; Coriolanus, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company; The Play About the Baby, Exquisite Corp. Other theater: Matchmaker, Matchmaker I’m Willing To Settle, 2011 NY Musical Festival; A Midsummer Night’s Dream, staged reading with the Boston Landmarks Orchestra. Mechanical Engineering S.B. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Caliban
Manelich Minniefee
Caliban
Manelich Minniefee
A.R.T.: Debut. Pilobolus (Principal Dancer, Dance Captain 2003-2012). Regional: The Magic Flute (Principal Dancer), Verdi Opera House, Parma Italy; Mars, Center for Performance Research. TV: “Sesame Street” (Dancer); “2007 Academy Awards Telecast” (Dancer); “Ellen”; “Live with Regis and Kelly.” B.F.A. in Dance from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.
Antonio
Louis Butelli
Antonio
Louis Butelli
A.R.T.: Debut. Off-Broadway: I Am The Wind, 59E59 Theaters; A Midsummer Night’s Dream, New Victory; CYCLOPS: A Rock Opera (NYMF Award Outstanding Individual Performer, Pulitzer Prize Jury nomination), 47th St. Regional: Henry VIII (Helen Hayes Award, Outstanding Supporting Actor), Twelfth Night (Helen Hayes nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actor), Folger Theatre; Shakespeare Theatre DC; Alabama Shakespeare Festival; Yale Rep; La Jolla Playhouse. TV: “The Knick,” “All My Children,” “Law & Order: CI.”
Gonzala
Dawn Didawick
Gonzala
Dawn Didawick
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: All My Sons (Tony Award Best Revival). Regional: The Crucible, Autumn Garden, The Seagull, The Bear, Pera Pelas, The Man Who Had All The Luck, Antaeus Company, LA; Actors Theatre of Louisville; Alabama Shakespeare Festival; The Globe Theatre; Long Wharf; Hartford Stage; Seattle Rep; Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. Film: Erin Brockovich; Christmas with the Kranks; The Amateurs; Breakfast of Champions; I Am. TV: “Almost A Woman” (Peabody Award); “Pretty Little Liars”; “Hart of Dixie (recurring).” Web Series: "HA!."
Alonso
Christopher Donahue
Alonso
Christopher Donahue
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Metamorphoses. Off-Broadway: Monster, Classic Stage Company (OBIE award); Lincoln Center’s Serious Fun! Festival; MTC; Public Theater; Second Stage. Regional: Arden Theatre Company; Berkeley Rep; Boston Lyric Opera; Chicago Opera Theater; City Theatre Company; Court Theatre; Goodman Theatre; Hartford Stage; Huntington Theatre Company; La Jolla Playhouse; Lookingglass; McCarter Theatre; Milwaukee Rep; Remains Theatre; Seattle Rep; Two River Theater; Weston Playhouse; Yale Rep.
Ferdinand
Joby Earle
Ferdinand
Joby Earle
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: War Horse. Off Broadway: Julius Caesar, Romeo and Juliet, Smith Street Stage. Regional: Owners, Yale Rep; The Puppetmaster of Lodz, Berkshire Theatre Group; The Pitmen Painters, Palm Beach Dramaworks. M.F.A. Yale School of Drama.
Sebastian
Edmund Lewis
Sebastian
Edmund Lewis
A.R.T.: Debut. Off-Broadway: Hamlet, Saint Joan, Lynn Redgrave Theater. Off-Off-Broadway: Hamlet, Saint Joan, Access Theater; The Orphan, The Tank Theater; Five by Ives, Arclight Theater; Waiting For Godot, The Misanthrope, Pilot House Theater; Like Larvae, NY Fringe Festival. Regional: Hamlet, Saint Joan, Olney Theater Center. Edmund is a proud member of Actors’ Equity.
Stephano
Eric Hissom
Stephano
Eric Hissom
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway National Tour: The 39 Steps. Regional: Cyrano (Cyrano), Folger Theatre; Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo (Tiger), Round House Theatre; The Game’s Afoot, Cleveland Playhouse; Twelfth Night, Actors Theatre of Louisville; The Thirty-Nine Steps, La Jolla Playhouse, Seattle Rep; Eurydice, Milwaukee Rep; Glengarry Glen Ross, Asolo Rep; The Vibrator Play, Woolly Mammoth. Television: “One Tree Hill,” “Mortal Kombat,” “Sheena Queen of the Jungle.” Film: Out of Time. M.F.A. FSU’s Asolo Conservatory.
Trinculo
Jonathan M. Kim
Trinculo
Jonathan M. Kim
A.R.T.: Debut. Off-Broadway: In Masks Outrageous and Austere (Originated the role of the Interpreter); The Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Principle/Soloist). Film: Second Hand Lions, Pastor Sheperd. Television: “Boardwalk Empire,” “Barney and Friends.” B.A. Theater and Dance, University of Texas.
Rough Magic
Miche Braden
Rough Magic
Miche Braden
A.R.T.: Debut. Off-Broadway: The Devil’s Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith (Lead/MD/Arranger, Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel Award nominations), St Luke’s Theatre. Regional: The Devil’s Music, Penguin Rep, Cleveland Playhouse, Merrimack Rep, Hartford Stage, Florida Rep, Florida Stage. International: Gone With The Wind, Royal Manitoba Theatre. Film: Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (Choral Vocal Arranger – Score), Spike Lee. Recordings: Sweet Child O’ Mine, Postmodern Jukebox; At The Crossroads, Gardenias For Lady Day, James Carter; Diva Out of Bounds, Miche Braden.
Rough Magic
Michael Brun
Rough Magic
Michael Brun
A.R.T.: Debut. Upright Bass, Trumpet, Vocals, Percussion. Lead Composer: Folk Wandering. Music Director: Mr. Burns, Playwrights Horizons; Gameplay, Ars Nova. Member, Shaina Taub Trio. His newest album, little blues, is available at www.mikebrun.com
Rough Magic
Shaina Taub
Rough Magic
Shaina Taub
A.R.T.: Debut. Shaina Taub is a performer and songwriter. Off-Broadway: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (Princess Mary, Lortel Award nomination); Karen O’s Stop the Virgens, St. Ann’s Warehouse, Sydney Opera House. Recipient of the Jonathan Larson Grant, and fellowships from the Sundance Institute, MacDowell, and Yaddo. Ars Nova’s 2012 Composer-in-Residence. Musical commissions in development: There’s A House, Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Robin, Ars Nova. Signed in music publishing by Ghostlight/Sh-K-Boom Records and Razor & Tie. Her band plays regularly in New York. For concert listings and albums: www.shainataub.com.
Rough Magic
Nate Tucker
Rough Magic
Nate Tucker
A.R.T.: The Tempest, Finding Neverland. Music Director for Mt. Auburn Cemetery's A Glimpse Beyond. Principal Percussionist for Juventas New Music Ensemble and Flamenco Boston. Resident composer for Boston Theater Company, Come On Over Ensemble Theater, Danza Organica, Peter DiMuro/Public Displays of Motion. Dance Accompanist for Boston Ballet and Boston Conservatory. New Album Off Gridavailable on iTunes. Percussion Performance degrees from The Boston Conservatory and University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
Minion
Christopher Rose
Minion
Christopher Rose
A.R.T.: Debut. Christopher Rose is a magician and mystery entertainer in Las Vegas. He has performed his private show at numerous hotels on the Las Vegas Strip, including The Royal Resort, The Orleans Hotel, and The Harmon Theater which is part of Planet Hollywood. The president of the International Magician Society, Tony Hassini calls him "The greatest living mind reader." In addition, he has worked as a part of the production team (magic design) on several shows, including WonderGround and Jeff McBride's Magic at the Edge.
Additional staff
Understudies
For Prospero: Louis Butelli; For Ariel: Christopher Rose
Special Thanks
William B. Collins; Beth Emelson; Janet Griffin; T. Gene Hatcher; Tony Hsieh; Penn, Emily, Moxie, and Zolten Jillette; Gabrielle Lyster; Barbara Mowat; Norm and Lupe Nielsen; Michele Osherow; Arthur Penn; Maisie Ann Posner; David G. Rosenbaum; Angel Sugg; Pam Thompson; UNLV; Erin Weaver; Judi Williams.
From the Penn & Teller office: Glenn Alai, Steven Doctors, Laura Foley, Nate Santucci, Ezekiel Zabrowski.
Special thanks to Rio All-Suites Hotel and Caesars Entertainment for hosting The Tempest in workshop at the Penn & Teller Theater.
Thanks to the following actors who participated in the developmental workshops for The Tempest: Tommy Derrah, Brittany Duff, Mark Fucik, Alexander Hernandez, Ted Hewlett, Carol Kane, Nathan Keepers, John Kuntz, Patrick Page, Mindy Woodhead, and Henry Woronicz.