The Tempest
Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
1949 Campus Dr.
Evanston, IL 60208
Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
1949 Campus Dr.
Evanston, IL 60208
Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
1949 Campus Dr.
Evanston, IL 60208
Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
1949 Campus Dr.
Evanston, IL 60208
Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
1949 Campus Dr.
Evanston, IL 60208
Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
1949 Campus Dr.
Evanston, IL 60208
Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
1949 Campus Dr.
Evanston, IL 60208
Drama, Literary Adaptation
Runs May 17May 26, 2024

Trickery and magic, romance, and revenge set the stage for one of Shakespeare’s late masterpieces, The Tempest, in which sprites, goddesses, and fools hold court. Prospero, the deposed Duke of Milan and now a powerful magician, raises a great storm to wreck the vessel-bearing betrayers on the shores of the mysterious island Prospero has made home. There, attended upon by Miranda, Prospero’s child, a magical sprite, and a villainous prisoner, Prospero leads them through a mysterious dream on a course from vengeance to reconciliation.

The performance runs 100 minutes, no intermission
Recommended for ages 10 and up
Audience advisories: haze, blades, wind, strobe lights, loud sound

By William Shakespeare
Directed by Manna-Symone Middlebrooks