The Tempest
September 8
November 8, 2015
in CST's Courtyard Theater
by William Shakespeare
adapted & directed by Aaron Posner and Teller
songs by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan
choreography by Matt Kent, Pilobolus
Production Sponsor
Tom Waits
Music
Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan make their Chicago Shakespeare Theater debut. Tom Waits is an Oscar-nominated songwriter, Golden Globe recipient, Grammy Award winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. Mr. Waits and Kathleen Brennan, his longtime collaborator and wife, were recently named number four in a list of the “100 Best Living Songwriters” published by America’s Paste magazine. Mr. Waits’ music is recognized for its distinctive orchestrations and arrangements. He has recorded more than 20 albums, including Bad As Me, and appeared in well over 20 films, working with such maverick directors as Jim Jarmusch, Terry Giliam, Francis Ford Coppola and Robert Altman.