The Tempest
February 9-18, 2017Van Fleet Theatre, Columbus Performing Arts Center
An enchanted island. A mysterious duke. Magic spirits and wedding nymphs and probably the strangest man/monster this side of Bermuda.
Staged in February 2017, Lord Denney’s Players returned with one of Shakespeare’s last plays — The Tempest — and one of the most imaginative romances in English drama. By turns tender, funny and tense, The Tempest used a variety of artistic mediums, from masquing to music, to explore the nature of wonder, skepticism and forgiveness in a Machiavellian world.
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Cast and Crew↓
CAST
- Prospero—Antony Shuttleworth, Assistant Professor, Department of English
- Ariel—Mary Grace Thibault, Senior majoring in Atmospheric Science and Anthropology
- Caliban—Tony Harper, Senior majoring in English
- Miranda—Hannah Woods, Freshman majoring in English
- Ferdinand—Joseph Glandorf, Freshman, Undeclared
- Stephano—Cat McAlpine, Alumna, B.A. English & Linguistics, 2014
- Trinculo—Taylor Davis, Alumna, B.A. Theatre, 2015
- Alonso—Joanna Bruskin, Senior, Undeclared
- Gonzalo—Matthew Wiese, Junior majoring in Philosophy and Computer Science
- Antonio—Levi Prudhomme, Sophomore majoring in Comparative Studies
- Sebastian—Isaiah Johnson, Sophomore majoring in Theatre and Political Science
- Adrian—Joey Hoffmann, Sophomore majoring in English
- Bosun/Juno—Mackenzie Peterson, Sophomore majoring in Arts Management and Theatre
- Ship Master/Ceres—Casey Radner, Junior majoring in Marketing and Hospitality Management
- Iris—Kallen Alsdorf, Freshman majoring in English
- Ensemble—Geet Tripathi, Junior majoring in Electrical Engineering
- Ensemble—Jaden Chen, Sophomore majoring in Arts Management
- Ensemble—Natalie Dalea, Junior majoring in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies
CREW
- Director—Manuel Jacquez, PhD Candidate, Department of English
- Assistant Director—Emory Noakes, OSU Alumnus B.A. English, 2015
- Stage Manager—Hannah Grace, Senior Majoring in Chinese & International Studies
- Assistant Stage Manager—Tamara Smathers, Junior majoring in Theater
- Dramaturg—Dan Knapper, PhD Candidate, Department of English
- Dramaturg—Victoria Munoz, PhD, 2016, Department of English
- Music Director—Clara Davison, Sophomore majoring in English.
Choreographer—Kimberly M. Wilczak, MFA Alumna, Dance.
- Sound Designer—Ciru Wainaina, Senior majoring in English
- Set Designer—Miranda Johnson, Staff, Department of Philosophy
- Prop Master—Madeline Price, PhD Student, Department of English
- Front of House Manager—Ben Moran, PhD Student, Department of English
- Promotions Manager—Cat McAlpine, Alumna, B.A. English & Linguistics, 2014
- Promotional Artist—Bethany Christiansen, PhD Candidate, Department of English
- Production Photographer—Oliver Urdaneta, Junior majoring Art & Technology
- Creative Director—Sarah Neville, Assistant Professor, Department of English
Paratexts↓
- Scholarship: Nimah J. O'Leary. “The Tempest presented by The Lord Denney's Players, and: The Tempest presented by The Cincinnati Shakespeare Company (review).” Shakespeare Bulletin 35 (2017): 487 - 495.
Reviews: Lord Denney's Players To Give Fresh Face to a Shakespeare Classic - Sarah Upton