Christopher James Rose

Our first press release for the TEMPEST run at South Coast Repertory has been made public.

COSTA MESA, Calif.—Shakespeare’s tale of shipwrecks, sorcery and young love, adapted and directed by Aaron Posner and Teller, arrives at South Coast Repertory to open the 2014-15 season, Aug. 29-Sept. 28, on the Segerstrom Stage. After two sold-out runs in Las Vegas and Boston, the performances at SCR will be the show’s only Southern California engagement. Tickets for this exclusive run are available now at www.scr.org.

Transformed onstage into a travelling tent show, this is The Tempest unlike anything you—or the Bard—ever envisioned. As the wizard Prospero plots revenge on the enemies who banished him, this exuberant tale takes on a new life—thanks to the haunting ballads by the inimitable Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan, the magic by Teller and the movement by Matt Kent of the dance troupe Pilobolus. The New York Times calls this production “inventive” and “freshly reimagined.”

You can read the full release HERE