The Tempest

The shows will go on!! Today’s two shows are still on schedule; we will email patrons if anything changes. Sunday’s performance is SOLD OUT, so we cannot exchange into that show. Come be cozy with us tonight and enjoy a heartwarming, magical Tempest!

The Tempest

Written by William Shakespeare  |  Directed by Allyn Burrows

December 1, 2016 – January 8, 2017 

Venue: Willet Hall at United Parish, Brookline | Venue information

*Please note: While the United Parish is not ADA compliant, access is possible for patrons in wheelchairs. Please notify us if a person in your party is in a wheelchair.

Performance length: 2.5 hours, which includes one 15-minute intermission

 

BUY TICKETS

It’s the Final Countdown to the end of The Tempest! $40 any seat, any night, with no additional fees! Use code FinalCountdown40 online or at 866.811.4111.

 

“The isle is full of noises.” Banishment proves to be a catalyst for opening a window on magic, wonder, and an island that serves as a stage for a tangled journey toward forgiveness. Tight lines snap. “We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep.”

 

Scenes from The Tempest:

Marya Lowry* (Prospero). Photo by Nile Scott Shots for ASP.
Lydia Barnett-Mulligan* (Miranda) and Marya Lowry* (Prospero). Photo by Nile Scott Shots for ASP.
Jesse Hinson* (Caliban) and Marya Lowry* (Prospero). Photo by Nile Scott Shots for ASP.
Samantha Richert* (Ariel) and Marya Lowry* (Prospero). Photo by Nile Scott Shots for ASP.
Jesse Hinson* (Caliban). Photo by Nile Scott Shots for ASP.
Lydia Barnett-Mulligan* (Miranda), Marya Lowry* (Prospero), Jesse Hinson* (Caliban). Photo by Nile Scott Shots for ASP.
Kai Tshikosi (Ferdinand) and Samantha Richert* (Ariel). Photo by Nile Scott Shots for ASP.
Mara Sidmore* (Alonso), Samantha Richert* (Ariel), Thomas Grenon (Antonio), Michael Forden Walker* (Sebastian). Photo by Nile Scott Shots for ASP.
Lydia Barnett-Mulligan* (Miranda) and Kai Tshikosi (Ferdinand). Photo by Nile Scott Shots for ASP.
Jesse Hinson* (Caliban) and Mara Sidmore* (Trinculo). Photo by Nile Scott Shots.
Michael Forden Walker* (Stephano). Photo by Nile Scott Shots.
Mara Sidmore* (Trinculo), Michael Forden Walker* (Stephano), Samantha Richert* (Ariel), Jesse Hinson* (Caliban). Photo by Nile Scott Shots.
Mara Sidmore* (Alonso). Photo by Nile Scott Shots for ASP.
Thomas Grenon (Antonio), Michael Forden Walker* (Sebastian), Samantha Richert* (Ariel). Photo by Nile Scott Shots for ASP.

All photos by Nile Scott Shots for ASP. Press photos requests: please contact Joanne Barrett at jbpr (at) comcast.net or 617.834.6021.

 

More to Explore:

 

Cast Include:

Lydia Barnett-Mulligan.227 Lydia Barnett-Mulligan* – Miranda, Prospero’s daughter
Thomas Grenon headshot Thomas Grenon – Antonio, Prospero’s brother
Jesse Hinson headshot Jesse Hinson* – Caliban, son of the witch Sycorax and now Prospero’s servant
Marya Lowry headshot Marya Lowry* – Prospero, former duke of Milan, Miranda’s father
Samantha Richert headshot Samantha Richert* – Ariel, Prospero’s spirit helper
Mara Sidmore headshot Mara Sidmore* – Alonso, King of Naples and father of Ferdinand; Trinculo, a jester
Kai Tshikosi headshot Kai Tshikosi – Ferdinand, prince of Naples
Michael Forden Walker headshot Michael Forden Walker* – Sebastian, Alonso’s brother; Stephano, a butler

 

Additional roles played by members of the ensemble.

 

Designers Include:

    • Set: Tyler Kinney**
    • Costume: Amber Voner
    • Lights: Chris Bocchiaro
    • Sound: Arshan Gailus**
    • Stage Manager: Heather Fields* & Sam Layco*
    • Assistant to the Director: Abigail Dickson

 

Help ASP help those in need this holiday season!

The cast & crew of ASP’s The Tempest want COATS and SOCKS! Please bring new winter coats, socks (tags still on), and gently-used winter clothes when you come see the show at Willet Hall at United Parish. All items will be donated to our neighbors downstairs, Thrifty Threads, Brookline’s only thrift store, which is located inside United Parish and is fully operated by volunteers.

 

*Member of the Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

** Member of United Scenic Artists, Local 829