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The Tempest

The Tempest

by William Shakespeare

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The Tempest

The Tempest





William Shakespeare's story of magic, betrayal and revenge.


Story:

Prospero, Duke of Milan, usurped and exiled by his own brother, holds sway over an enchanted island. He is comforted by his daughter Miranda and served by his spirit Ariel and his deformed slave Caliban. When Prospero raises a storm to wreck this perfidious brother and his confederates on the island, his long contemplated revenge at last seems within reach.


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Fun Fact

The Tempest has been put to varied interpretations, from those that see it as a fable of art and creation, with Prospero representing Shakespeare, and Prospero's renunciation of magic signaling Shakespeare's farewell to the stage, to interpretations that consider it an allegory of Europeans colonizing foreign lands.
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Playwright

Playwright
William Shakespeare



Broadway Premiere

Theatre
Garden Theatre
Opening Night
Jan 17, 1910
Producer
Ben Greet Repertory

1916 Broadway Revival

Theatre
Century Theatre
Opening Night
Apr 24, 1916
Total Performances
32
Original Cast
Reginald Barlow, Frank Bernard, Clinton Brooks, Wallace Brooks, Louis Calvert, Boyd Clark, Frederick Esmelton, Arthur Grenville, George Hassell, Raymond H. Lee, Edwin Mordant, Harry Stanford, Frank Westerton, Alec Yanike, Cecil Yapp
Director
Louis Calvert and John Corbin
Producer
Drama Society

Jan 1945 Broadway Revival

Theatre
Alvin Theatre, Broadway Theatre
Opening Night
Jan 25, 1945
Total Performances
100
Original Cast
Canada Lee, Vera Zorina, Arnold Moss, Jack Bostick, Vito Christi, Stephen Elliott, Larry Evers, Joseph Hardy, Frances Heflin, Philip Huston, Charlotte Keane, Berry Kroeger, Paul Leyssac, Norman Peck, Diana Sinclair, Eugene Stuckmann, George Voskovec, Jan Werich, Patricia Wheel
Producer
Cheryl Crawford and Margaret Webster
Scenic and Costume Design
Motley
Lighting Design
Moe Hack
Makeup Design
Charles of the Ritz
Wig Design
Alfred Barris

Nov 1945 Broadway Revival

Theatre
City Center
Opening Night
Nov 12, 1945
Total Performances
24
Original Cast
Wallace Acton, Peggy Allardice, Benny Baker, Jack Bostick, Beaumont Bruestle, Angus Cairns, Albert Hachmeister, Joseph Hardy, Robert Harrison, Cebert LaVine, Canada Lee, Bernard Miller, Arnold Moss, Bram Nossen, Diana Sinclair, Eugene Stuckmann, Thomas Vize, Vera Zorina
Director
Margaret Webster
Producer
Cheryl Crawford
Scenic and Costume Design
Motley
Lighting Design
Moe Hack

1995 Broadway Revival

Theatre
Broadhurst Theatre
Opening Night
Nov 1, 1995
Total Performances
70
Original Cast
Patrick Stewart, Teagle F. Bougere, Mario Cantone, Hilary Chaplain, David Costabile, Adam Dannheisser, MacIntyre Dixon, Aunjanue Ellis, Avery Glymph, Marin Hinkle, Neal Huff, Ross Lehman, Michael McGuigan, Midori Nakamura, Seamas L. O'Brien, Miguel Perez, Carrie Preston, Michelle M. Robinson, Nestor Serrano, Sybyl Walker, Paul Whitthorne, Rainn Wilson, Graham Winton
Director
George C. Wolfe
Choreographer
Hope Clarke
Producer
The Joseph Papp Public Theater / New York Shakespeare Festival
Scenic Design
Riccardo Hernández
Costume Design
Toni-Leslie James
Lighting Design
Paul Gallo
Sound Design
Dan Moses Schreier
Mask and Puppet Design
Barbara Pollitt

1979 Film Version

Movie Name
The Tempest
Type
Hollywood Feature Film
Director
Derek Jarman
Screenplay
Derek Jarman
Starring
Peter Bull, David Meyer, Neil Cunningham

2010 Film Version

Movie Name
The Tempest
Type
Hollywood Feature Film
Director
Julie Taymor
Screenplay
Julie Taymor
Starring
Helen Mirren, Felicity Jones, Djimon Hounsou

2012 Film Version

Movie Name
The Tempest
Type
Hollywood Feature Film
Director
Des McAnuff
Starring
Christopher Plummer, Geraint Wyn Davies, John Vickery

2017 RSC Filmed Version

Movie Name
The Tempest
Type
Filmed Live on Stage
Director
Jeremy Herrin and Ian Russell
Starring
Roger Allam, Jason Baughan, Jessie Buckley

2018 Donmar Filmed Version

Movie Name
The Tempest
Type
Filmed Live on Stage
Director
Phyllida Lloyd
Starring
Jade Anouka, Sheila Atim, Jackie Clune

1996 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Best Play Revival
Outstanding Actor In A Play - Patrick Stewart
Outstanding Director Of A Play
Outstanding Costume Design

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