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
Thom Weaver
Lighting Designer
THOM WEAVER returns to Chicago Shakespeare Theater, where he designed The Tempest (Jeff Award). Off-Broadway credits include: The Total Bent (The Public Theater); Kingdom Come (Roundabout Theatre Company); Exit Strategy (Primary Stages); King Hedley II, How I Learned What I Learned, The Liquid Plain (Signature Theatre Company); and Teller’s Play Dead (The Players Theatre). Regional credits include productions with: Huntington Theatre Company, Arden Theatre Company, The Wilma Theater, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Walnut Street Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Cleveland Play House, Portland Center Stage, Folger Theatre, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Round House Theatre, Hangar Theatre, CenterStage, California Shakespeare Theater, Syracuse Stage, Berkshire Theatre Group, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Spoleto Festival USA, Lincoln Center Festival, City Theatre, Pittsburgh Public Theater, and Yale Repertory Theatre. Mr. Weaver is the recipient of four Barrymore Awards and two AUDELCO Awards. He is a member of Wingspace Theatrical Design and a founding board member of Theatre Philadelphia. He received his BFA from Carnegie Mellon University and his MFA from Yale School of Drama.