Mysterium Theater Press Release

The Tempest: For Immediate Release

Contact:

Marla Ladd, Artistic Director, Mysterium Theater
714-505-3454
marla@mysteriumtheater.com
19211 Dodge Ave – Santa Ana CA 92705

Who:

Mysterium Theater Presents The Tempest
Written by: W. Shakespeare
Producer: Marla Ladd
Director: Eric Modyman
Costumes: Pandora Spocks
Properties: Pernocuity

Cast:

Randi Tahara as Prospero
Kimberly Aronoff and Elizabeth Rodriguez as Ariel / Iris
Patrick Peterson as Caliban
Kathleen Hallo as Miranda
Cameron Moore as Ferdinand
Jeffrey Brem as Alonso
Tom Royer as Gonzalo
Carolyn Zonana Royer as Antonia
Troy Stafford Whiteley as Stephano
Angele Alynn Lathrop as Boatswain and Juno
Zoe-Raven Stevens as Ceres
Chelsea Caracoza as Miranda/Boatswain & Juno understudy.

What:
Brimming with magic and romance, William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, plays outdoors under the trees as part of Mysterium Theater’s 4th Annual Outdoor Shakespeare Festival. Performing Saturdays and Sundays at 4:01pm July 26-August 17, the play sweeps us through stormy seas to an island where airy and earthly spirits captivate or free us. Come, be swept ashore and feel the fluttering of every winged word in this lyrical romance.

Eric Modyman directs The Tempest with a fresh interpretation with music by AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, and Metallica played in a classical way. At its essence, the play tells us we each have the capacity to learn, to transform, to free ourselves and others, and to forgive.

Written around 1611, The Tempest is believed to be Shakespeare's last play. Deserted on an island, the rightful Duke of Milan, Prospero, conjures a tempest to shipwreck his usurping brother Antonio and Alonso, King of Naples. Ferdinand, the king's son, believes all others aboard the ship have drowned. When he meets Prospero's daughter Miranda, they immediately fall in love. Some of the survivors of the shipwreck conspire with Caliban, Prospero's beastly slave, to murder Prospero. But it is up to the wrongly banished ruler of Milan who now must decide whether to use his mystic arts to revenge or to forgive.

Tickets available at Mysterium Box Office or our website at mysteriumtheater.com. Group rates are
available. Ticket prices: $25 general advanced tickets and all tickets at the door are $30.00.
Where:

Mysterium Theater
19211 Dodge Ave
Santa Ana CA 92705
714-505-3454
Mysteriumtheater.com

When:
Performs- Saturday and Sunday at 4:01pm
July 26- Aug 17
How:
Tickets are available by calling 714-505-3454 or online at mysteriumtheater.com.