The Tempest at Gunston Arts Center

The Tempest

Gunston Arts Center
2700 S. Lang Street Arlington

"Shakespeare imagined a world fraught with possibilities, and he filled it with young love and dazzling magic," says Prewitt. "But Shakespeare's story also prophesied the melting pot of cultures that America became, a nation of immigrants and refugees seeking asylum and a fresh start. With an eye to the storm our nation is weathering, and in a spirit of hope and optimism, we have tried to conjure a Tempest that asks: 'How can we all get along on this island Earth?'"

Thru - Jul 1, 2018

Thursdays: 7:30pm

Fridays: 7:30pm

Saturdays: 2:00pm & 7:30pm

Sundays: 2:00pm

Price: $10-$35

Box Office: 703-228-1850

www.arlingtonarts.org

The Tempest Reviews

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Washington Post - Recommended

"...With the compellingly idiosyncratic embodiments of Ariel and Caliban having directed our attention toward the idea of difference, and how we relate to it, the image seems to muse on xenophobia and bigotry in our own world. "The Tempest" is often said to have drawn on reports of New World exploration in Shakespeare's era. In this staging, the final poignant tableau evokes rebuffed huddled masses yearning to breathe free."

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- Celia Wren

DC Theater Arts - Recommended

"...Prewitt and his Avant Bard troupe reward the audience with a deeper, non-academic dive into The Tempest, revealing a consciously re-imagined, fine subtext. Prewitt has devised The Tempest to become a sharp, perceptively wrought production about people shedding their outer skin to reveal another inner, unseen self."

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- David Siegel

MD Theatre Guide - Highly Recommended

"..."How beauteous mankind is," exclaims Miranda upon finally meeting the rest of Ferdinand's comrades. Her wonder epitomizes what is an essentially optimistic production, which focuses on heartfelt reunions and reconciliations before its conclusion. It's essential viewing for those in need of a braver, kinder, world."

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- Norah Dick

DCTheatreScene - Highly Recommended

"...Leading the cast with authority and a thoroughly idiosyncratic performance is Avant Bard's former artistic director and veteran actor Christopher Henley as Prospero. Henley balances Prospero's fine line of genius and madman, gentle father and bitter sibling, still stung by the betrayal a dozen years ago that deposited her and his daughter on the deserted island with only the bare necessities and Prospero's volumes of magic, his "art.""

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- Jeffrey Walker

BroadwayWorld - Highly Recommended

"...I've seen a lot of Shakespeare lately. It's a staple of the theater scene because it's relevant to nearly every time and place. In this spirit, WSC Avant Bard calls forth an enthusiastic, semi-contemporary version of THE TEMPEST, Shakespeare's New World piece predicting the drama of the American melting pot."

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- Barbara Johnson

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The Tempest Reviews

Washington Post - Recommended

DC Theater Arts - Recommended

MD Theatre Guide - Highly Recommended

DCTheatreScene - Highly Recommended

BroadwayWorld - Highly Recommended

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