The Tempest seems custom-written for our outdoor theater. Equal parts laughter, revenge and romance, it teeters like a stormy sky and calls upon Nature herself to play a supporting role, sending playgoers back down the Hill with much to savor. Both comedy and tragedy, the story sees its protagonist, Prospero, administering magic, negotiating with spirits and playing supernatural matchmaker. At the end he asks his audience to set him free with applause. We trust you’ll oblige.
Closing Night: September 30
Run time: approximately 2 hours 40 minutes, including one 20-minute intermission.
| Costume Designer | Fabio Toblini† |
| Scenic Designer | Takeshi Kata† |
| Lighting Design | Michael A Peterson |
| Sound Design & Original Music | Josh Schmidt† |
| Assistant Director | Steve Snyder |
| Tai Chi Instructor | Doug Brown |
| Movement Specialist | Dominic Stryker |
| Voice & Text Coach | Susan Sweeney |
| Stage Manager | Jacqueline Singleton* |
Cast
| Prospero | Kenneth Albers** |
| Ariel | Deborah Staples* |
| Stephano | Steve Haggard* |
| Miranda | Susan Shunk* |
| Sebastian | Michael Huftile* |
| Antonio | John Lister* |
| Gonzalo | John Pribyl* |
| Trinculo | Darragh Kennan* |
| Alonso | James Ridge* |
| Goddess | Tracy Michelle Arnold* |
| Caliban | Steve Wojtas |
| Ferdinand | Travis A. Knight* |
| Spirit | Tiffany Cox |
| * | Member of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers |
| ** | Member of Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, an Independent Labor Union |
| † | Member of United Scenic Artists |
APT makes The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s nice list
| 10:59AM.December 19th, 2011
Theater reviewer Mike Fischer shares his thoughts on the 2011 Wisconsin theater scene.
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Learn more about your play (homework optional)
| 9:55AM.September 02nd, 2011
Every season, APT supplies study guides to accompany student matinee performances. But they're available on the website to anyone who might want to learn a little more about the play they're going to see.
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Showstopper: APT’s Tracy Michelle Arnold is sexy, edgy or funny, as the role requires.
| 9:56AM.May 27th, 2011
A great story about Tracy Michelle Arnold in The Isthmus, written by Jennifer A. Smith.
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Director's Notes
The Tempest is the story of a wronged man carrying out a long hungered-for revenge.
The Tempest is the story of a father determined to assure his daughter’s future safety and happiness.
The Tempest is the story of a young woman who falls in love with the first young man she has ever seen.
The Tempest is the story of a savage slave dreaming of freedom.
The Tempest is the story of a King who believes his only son has drowned and searches in vain for the body.
The Tempest is the story of a spirit freed from one kind of captivity, yearning for release from a second.
The Tempest is the story of an usurper who persuades his friend to try to murder a King.
The Tempest is the story of a man who chooses to rejoin the world.
The Tempest is the story of a drunken butler who dreams of being the man who would be King.
The Tempest is the story of magic, ethereal music, disappearing banquets, vicious dogs, floating apparel, goddesses and a violent storm.
The Tempest is, miraculously, all these stories.
And it is, in Shakespeare’s final, clear-eyed gift to us, a journey towards self-knowledge and forgiveness.
— James Bohnen
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