The Feast: an intimate Tempest
January 18
March 11, 2012
Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare
co-created and co-directed by
Jessica Thebus and Frank Maugeri
adaptation by Jessica Thebus
There is magic and gorgeous imagination to spare.
Chicago Sun-Times
The Play
The bold collision of text with extraordinary objects and imagery ignites this muscular, innovative retelling of Shakespeare's lyrical tale, darkly imagined in the transformative space Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare. Prospero's illusory island sets the stage for The Feast: an intimate Tempest brought to life by three actors, a menagerie of handcrafted puppets, original music and hypnotic animations. Possibilities abound as Ariel and Caliban sit down at their captor's dinner table to assert their independence and petition for freedom.
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The Players
Creative Team
Frank Maugeri Co-creator/Co-director/Designer
Jessica Thebus Co-creator/Co-director/Adaptor
Neil Verplank Scenic Engineer/Builder
Andrea Everman Art Director/2D and silhouette puppet design
Jesse Mooney-Bullock 3D Puppet Designer
Sue Haas Co-costume Designer
Anna Glowacki Co-costume Designer
Jeffrey Allen Thomas Sound Designer/Composer
Mike Tutaj Projection Designer
Andrew H. Meyers Lighting Designer