PRODUCTIONS

Masque Theatre's Exotic Summer Season

THE TEMPEST
William Shakespeare

Part of
MASQUE THEATRE'S 'EXOTIC' SUMMER SEASON

Mon 23 - Sat 28 July 2012 at 7.30pm
 

Performed in the open air
The Courtyard, Abington Park Museum, Northampton Map

AUDITION PREVIEW
Rob Kendall, director

Magical, ethereal, and wondrous are words often used to describe The Tempest and we hope to create something of that in this summer’s open-air courtyard production.

The play focuses on Prospero, the deposed Duke of Milan, who is exiled to a remote island with his daughter, Miranda. He has his books of magic with him (not the rabbit-in-a-hat kind) and subsequently attained supreme power over nature and mankind – hence the tempest, real and metaphorical.

He uses his power with the help of his sprite helper, Ariel, to stage events, some of which are comic others punitive, where by at the play’s end they have brought about the betrothal of Miranda, and the return of his dukedom.

Dramatis Personae

• Alonso. King of Naples
• Sebastian, his brother
• Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan
• Antonio, his brother, the usurping Duke of Milan
• Ferdinand, son to the King of Naples
• Gonzalo, an honest old counsellor
• Adrian, a lord
• Francisco, a lord
• Caliban, a savage and deformed slave to Prospero
• Trinculo, a jester
• Stephano, a drunken butler
• Miranda, daughter to Prospero
• Ariel, an airy sprite
• Iris/Ceres/Juno/Nympho/Reapers - all sprites
• Boatswain and mariners

An outdoor experience

Because this is an outdoor show and is dependent on the weather, tickets are only available on-the-door. Cash or cheques only, please.

Experience the unique atmosphere of a play by William Shakespeare performed in the open air in the historic setting of the Grade I listed Abington Park Museum, once the home of Shakespeare’s granddaughter.

As you are open to the elements you should wrap up warm and bring some waterproof clothes with you. If the weather worsens and the production has to be abandoned before the interval, you will be offered a ticket for another performance (if available) or a refund.  If the performance is abandoned after the interval, no refund will be made.

AUDITIONS

Auditions for The Tempest will be held alongside auditions for Arabian Nights, as part of the Masque Theatre Exotic Summer Season.

When: Fri 4 May 2012 at 7.30pm

Where: Church Rooms, Church of the Holy Sepulchre Map (please note: the audition is is different to the one previously advertised).

Directed by Rob Kendall. For more details email Rob.