The Brooklyn
College Theatre Department's
SEASON
PREMIERE!
William Shakespeare's
The
Tempest
Directed by Mary B. Robinson
A MainStage
Production
The Tempest tells the story of Prospero and his daughter Miranda, living in isolation until a shipwreck brings old enemies and new loves to the enchanted island. Considered by many to be the Bard's last work, The Tempest is one of Shakespeare's most profound and playful texts, filled with magical characters and theatricality. Brooklyn College's The Tempest will place the audience on the stage of the Gershwin Theatre along with the actors, allowing the theater space to surround the spectators and suggest that they, too, are inhabitants of Prospero's island. The production will also feature original music by Rob Maggio.
Mary B. Robinson is currently Head of Directing at Playwrights Horizons Theatre School (affiliated with New York University), and has most recently directed Chekhov's The Seagull at The Gershwin Theatre in the Fall of 2007, as well as Wendy Wasserstein's Third at the Philadelphia Theatre Company in 2008. In 1987, she was the first recipient of the Alan Schneider award, and from 1990-1995 was the Artistic Director of the Philadelphia Drama Guild. Robinson has directed over 50 productions of classic and contemporary plays at Seattle Repertory Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, South Coast Repertory, Manhattan Theatre Club, and others. She is an adjunct lecturer in Directing for the Theater Department at Brooklyn College.
Thursday thru Saturday, Sept 25, 26, 27 2008 - 7:30pm
Evenings
Saturday and Sunday, Sept 27 & 28, 2008 - 2pm Matinees
Friday thru Sunday, Oct 3, 4, 5, 2008 - 7:30pm
Evenings
Saturday and Sunday, Oct 4 & 5, 2008 - 2pm Matinees
Gershwin Theatre
Tickets:
$12 General Admission, $10 Seniors, $5 Students
Subscription for 4 Performances - $36
Brooklyn College Theater Department
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