Dive into the sea spray-soaked world of Shakespeare's The Tempest on our production website. Hunt around, beachcomber friends, and find a few things to help you better appreciate our story and the theatre experience in 17th century England.
Homepage of the dramaturgy website resource for The Tempest, built for this production by dramaturg Aislin Dyer
The debate over whether The Cherry Orchard is a comedy or a tragedy began with Chekhov himself and his director (and sometimes friend) Konstantin Stanislavsky.
The creative team began working on this production a little more than a year ago. In my role as production dramaturg, I was happy to create a website of resources first for the creative team, and then when we went into rehearsals, for the cast. And now that we are opening the show, the resources offer valuable perspectives to our audiences as well.
After months of rehearsing on a taped cement floor with acting blocks in place of benches and frames in place of doors, the company finally moves to the theatre space, to a stage with levels and furniture, working doors and chairs out in the audience. The beloved cherry orchard feels so much more real now.