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The Tempest is Coming

October 02, 2024
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LNT’S 35TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON FINALE: THE TEMPEST!
FALL FOLIAGE SHAKESPEARE IS BACK!

 all photos on this page courtesy of John Snell Photography

 

 "Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows!” is only one of many lines from Shakespeare’s The Tempest that are now part of our everyday language.

Lost Nation Theater’s season finale production of Shakespeare’s magical final play, The Tempest performs Thursdays through Sundays, October 10th – 27th  at Montpelier City Hall.

“We are such stuff as dreams are made on.” is another famous line from The Tempest.

That both of these observations are from the same play demonstrates how encompassing its themes are.

The Tempest is brimming with comedy, romance, music and magic.  It’s Shakespeare at his best!

 

Lost Nation Theater is thrilled to bring back its Fall Foliage Shakespeare tradition and reunite with director Ann Harvey.

 

 “The Tempest hangs on the story of two families, something that all of us can recognize. Shakespeare's last play is chock full of hate, love, attraction, revenge, cruelty, magic, compassion and more. Together with a terrific production team, the acting company will bring this energetic, magical tale to an audience where the true alchemy happens.  I can't wait!”
- Ann Harvey, Director of The Tempest. 

 

This fast-paced, entertaining, show bursting with music, begins with betrayal, moves through reckoning & redemption, and ends with freedom & forgiveness.
The Tempest’s brilliance lies in knitting together poignant drama, madcap comedy, fantasy, and an empowering ending.

 

LNT uses the “First Folio Text” to bring that brilliance to life.  Director Harvey explains:

"First Folio Text" sounds academic and dry but nothing could be further from the truth!  It is as close as we can get to Shakespeare's original texts - full of acting clues, directions, and vibrance; creating robust, lively, UNDERSTANDABLE productions. Now here we are on an adventure together once more, following the lead of my very guide and playmate - William Shakespeare.

 

LNT’s Founder Kim Bent, a veteran of the Champlain Shakespeare Festival, emphatically agrees with Harvey:
“First Folio technique has been our guiding light. Shakespeare’s script is the score, and we love learning to sing it as he composed it!”

 

Joining director Ann Harvey are choreographer Emma Manion, composer Kathleen Keenan, scenic designer John Paul Devlin (The Prom) and costumer Cora Fauser ˆ and production stage manager Tara Hightower. Lighting designer Kayo Tokuue joins us for the first time from Japan/NYC.

LNT's production of The Tempest is true and imaginative - adding a chorus of "Fractals" - spirits who help accomplish the magic, and the music of the play!

 

The Tempest asks:

How do we find our way back to one another after being estranged?
Hilarious fools, magical spirits flit through the show celebrating the power of love and forgiveness and what it means to be human.

The cast features LNT Founder Kim Bent as Prospero.

Returning are Nick Wheeler (Into the Woods, Twelfth Night), Jim Thompson (The Prom), Marissa Mattogno (Hairspray).

Making their LNT mainstage debuts are: Aliza Azarian*, Angie Calfa, Emily Harvey Lacroix, Evan J Lewis, Brittney Malik, Case Phinney*, Jim Phinney, Stacia Richard, Kolin Shaw, Töve Wood.

* member of/participant in Lost Nation Theater's education programs


The production is also supported by Assistant Costumer Charlene Sroka;
Production Assistant Molly McCreedy
Costume Manager & PA Sarah Menard.

 

‘This is a bucket-list script for me. And the intimacy of LNT’s space is perfect for it.” – John Devlin, set designer.

Tickets are $10 – $30 (depending on ticket-type. Guaranteed reserved seating available for additional fee.)

Available On-Line; by Phone (Tu-Fri, 11am-3pm) or In Person at Montpelier City Clerks Office (M-F, 8:30am-4pm). 
phone: 802-229-0492.   email: info@lostnationtheater.org

 

Lost Nation Theater: “Theater of the Decade” - Broadway World, “Best in New England”- Yankee Magazine, “One of the Best Regional Theaters in America”- NYC Drama League, is Sponsored by Flood & Recovery Fund of the Vermont Community Foundation, City of Montpelier, Vermont Mutual Insurance, Montpelier Strong Recovery Fund, Leahy Press, VAC and The World.

 

Join Us! October 10 ­– 27, 2024  - 7:30pm Thursdays–Saturdays; 2pm Sundays
Live In Person; and Live Streamed for ADA Access.

Masks are strongly recommended for in person attendance, but not required.
The Flood made City Hall’s elevator inoperable, requiring climbing stairs to attend in person. The event will be streamed to be accessible.

pictures:
1) Kim Bent as Prospero with his daughter Miranda, played by Stacia Richard
2) Spirts Ariel and the Fractals
3) New (drunken friends) Caliban - played by Töve Wood- and Trinculo - played by Nick Wheeler
4) MOST but not all of our Tempest company

 

You can also reach LNT by phone: 802-229-0492.   email: info@lostnationtheater.org

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