The Tempest
adapted by Craig Mason from Shakespeare
A modern version of this Shakespeare classic. A great introduction to the story and the bard.
About 40 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
9
7 M | 2 W
Exterior
27 pages
In addition to traditional live stage performance rights, The Tempest can also be performed under the following scenarios.
Virtual Performance
A Virtual Performance is a performance on an online web conferencing platform such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Skype, or Google Meets where performers are geographically isolated from one another and not together on a stage.
No audience is physically present with the performers. The audience is logged in to the same web conferencing platform as the performers.
Each time the play is performed for a virtual audience of any size (whether or not admission is charged) constitutes one performance.
Livestream Performance
Productions of The Tempest may be Livestreamed.
All Livestream Performances must be conducted through our Authorized Streaming Partner, BookTix. Please contact BookTix at info@booktix.com for more information about Livestreaming.
A Livestream Performance is a traditional performance that is livestreamed to the Internet as the actors are performing. Instead of watching the show live in the theatre, the audience watches virtually from their home or other location.
All Livestream Performances must be conducted through our Authorized Streaming Partner, BookTix. Please contact BookTix at info@booktix.com for more information about Livestreaming.
A Livestream Performance may be pre-recorded. Recordings for pre-recorded Livestreams may be made if the recording is destroyed at the conclusion of the production. Should the producing organization want to retain the recording for archival purposes, they must purchase a separate Videorecording License from Theatrefolk.
Theatrefolk charges no additional fees for permission to Livestream. However, BookTix will charge nominal fees to the producing organization. Theatrefolk does not have any financial interest in BookTix and does not receive any commission or fees from BookTix.
Theatrefolk cannot be held responsible for any issues, technical, financial, legal, or otherwise, arising from the producing organization’s relationship with BookTix.
Each time the show is Livestreamed (whether performed live or pre-recorded) constitutes one performance.
One license, three ways to use it
Each royalty you purchase can be used as a Traditional Live Stage Performance, Virtual Performance, or Livestream Performance. How you choose to use your performance license is up to you! Performances need not all be of the same type so long as the total number of performances given does not exceed the total number of performances ordered.
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Room for audience participation.
Another great introduction to the world of Shakespeare! Our version of The Tempest uses only modern English.
The play takes place on an island. Prospero the magician uses a great storm (a tempest) to bring his enemies to the island for one final showdown.
This play allows for the performers (as well as their audience) to gain a grasp of "The Bard."
Though the text has been simplified, the spirit of the original has been maintained.
Awards and Accolades
- Performed 2003 at the Duncan YMCA Chernin Center for the Arts
Characters
9
7 Men, 2 Women
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Prospero
[M]
47 lines
- The exiled King of Naples
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Miranda
[W]
34 lines
- Prospero`s daughter
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Caliban
[M]
44 lines
- Prospero`s servant
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Ariel
[W]
38 lines
- Prospero`s servant
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Antonio
[M]
5 lines
- Prospero`s brother, current King of Naples
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Ferdinand
[M]
19 lines
- A Prince
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Stephano
[M]
38 lines
- A butler
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Trinculo
[M]
28 lines
- A fool
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Master
[M]
3 lines
- The Ship's Captain
- Subgenres
- Farce Fantasy Adventure Mystery/Thriller Fables/Folktales Parody Ghost Story Adaptation Avant-garde Experimental form Romantic comedy Shakespeare Theatre for young audiences
- Settings
- 16th Century / Elizabethan
- Dress
- Contemporary costumes Fantasy costumes Period costumes
- Audience
- All audiences Children Pre-teen Teen
- Features
- Mime Poetry Tableau Audience participation Physical comedy
- Set
- Simple set
- Cautions
- Alcohol
- Themes
- Love Relationships Morality Theatre
- Cross-Curricular Uses
- Shakespeare
- Other uses
- Monologues Audition material Class work Scene work
- Awards & Accolades
- Plays with Awards & Accolades
Prop List
staff, load of wood, jug, headdress of daisies, buffet of food, trinkets, shiny clothing
Production Photos
Multimedia
Related Titles
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Royalty fees apply to all performances whether or not admission is charged. Any performance in front of an audience (e.g. an invited dress rehearsal) is considered a performance for royalty purposes.
Exemption details for scenes and monologues for competition.
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About 40 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
9
7 M | 2 W
Exterior
27 pages