Date: Friday, November 11, 2022
Time: 7:30 - 9:30 PM
Place: ISU Dreiser Theater
536 N. 7th Street
Cost: $10

The Tempest is a play by English playwright William Shakespeare, probably written in 1610–1611. After the first
scene, which takes place on a ship at sea during a tempest, the rest of the story is set on a remote island, where the sorcerer Prospero, a complex and contradictory character, lives with his daughter Miranda, and his two servants: Caliban, a savage monster figure, and Ariel, an airy spirit. The play contains music and songs that evoke the spirit of enchantment on the island. It explores many themes, including magic, betrayal, revenge, and family. In Act IV, a wedding masque serves as a play-within-a-play, and contributes spectacle, allegory, and elevated language.